LaMelo Ball vs. Vince Boryla Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Vince Boryla and LaMelo Ball, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

LaMelo Ball played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Vince Boryla, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Vince Boryla had his rookie season in 1949-50. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
LaMelo Ball 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24
Vince Boryla 5 4 1949-50 to 1953-54

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Vince Boryla
Season 2020-211949-50
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 51 28.8 15.7 1.2 4.7 5.9 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.8 2.7 5.7 13.2 .436 1.8 5.1 .352 2.5 3.2 .758
Vince Boryla 59 - 10.4 - - - 1.6 - - - 3.4 3.5 10.2 .340 - - - 3.5 4.5 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Vince Boryla 5 - 15.0 - - - 1.4 - - - 5.0 4.6 10.4 .442 - - - 5.8 6.4 .906

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Vince Boryla
Season 2021-221950-51
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 75 32.3 20.1 1.4 5.2 6.7 7.6 1.6 0.4 3.3 3.2 7.2 16.7 .429 2.9 7.5 .389 2.8 3.2 .872
Vince Boryla 66 - 14.9 - - 3.8 2.8 - - - 3.7 5.3 13.1 .406 - - - 4.2 5.0 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Vince Boryla 14 - 15.5 - - 3.7 2.6 - - - 3.0 5.9 13.8 .430 - - - 3.6 4.0 .911

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Vince Boryla
Season 2022-231951-52
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 36 35.2 23.3 1.2 5.3 6.4 8.4 1.3 0.3 3.6 3.3 8.2 20.0 .411 4.0 10.6 .376 2.8 3.4 .836
Vince Boryla 42 34.3 11.9 - - 5.2 2.1 - - - 2.9 4.8 12.4 .387 - - - 2.3 2.7 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Vince Boryla ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Vince Boryla
Season 2023-241952-53
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 22 32.3 23.9 1.3 3.8 5.1 8.0 1.8 0.2 3.8 3.6 8.3 19.2 .433 3.2 9.0 .355 4.1 4.7 .865
Vince Boryla 66 33.3 10.2 - - 3.5 2.5 - - - 3.4 3.8 10.4 .370 - - - 2.5 3.0 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Vince Boryla 11 36.1 10.6 - - 3.2 1.8 - - - 3.2 4.0 10.5 .379 - - - 2.6 3.1 .853

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Vince Boryla
Season -1953-54
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks Lost E Div Round Robin
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Vince Boryla 52 29.3 8.1 - - 2.5 1.5 - - - 2.5 3.4 10.1 .333 - - - 1.3 1.6 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Vince Boryla 3 22.0 9.0 - - 0.7 0.3 - - - 4.0 2.7 4.7 .571 - - - 3.7 4.3 .846