LaMelo Ball vs. Walter Bond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walter Bond 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 more than Walter Bond, who played 3. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Walter Bond had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Walter Bond 3 1 1992-93 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Walter Bond
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Charlotte HornetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Walter Bond 74 21.3 8.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.5 3.0 3.1 7.6 .402 0.1 0.6 .167 1.7 2.3 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Walter Bond ------- --- ----------

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Walter Bond
Season 2021-221993-94
Team Charlotte HornetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 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
Walter Bond 56 10.0 3.1 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.6 1.1 2.8 .404 0.3 1.0 .352 0.6 0.7 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Walter Bond 4 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Walter Bond
Season 2022-231994-95
Team Charlotte HornetsUtah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz
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
Walter Bond 23 12.6 4.7 0.3 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.0 1.7 3.7 .464 0.7 1.8 .366 0.6 0.9 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Walter Bond ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Walter Bond
Season 2023-24-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 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
Walter Bond ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Walter Bond ------- --- ----------