LaMelo Ball vs. Yuta Watanabe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yuta Watanabe 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 / Games against each other

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, 2 less than Yuta Watanabe, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Yuta Watanabe had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Yuta Watanabe 6 2 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Yuta Watanabe
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsMemphis Grizzlies
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
Yuta Watanabe 15 11.6 2.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 3.4 .294 0.1 1.1 .125 0.5 0.7 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Yuta Watanabe
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Yuta Watanabe 18 5.8 2.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.9 .441 0.2 0.4 .375 0.2 0.4 .375
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Yuta Watanabe
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
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
Yuta Watanabe 50 14.5 4.4 0.7 2.5 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.6 3.6 .439 0.7 1.8 .400 0.5 0.6 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Yuta Watanabe
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Yuta Watanabe 38 11.7 4.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.6 .406 0.7 2.1 .342 0.6 1.1 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe 4 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Yuta Watanabe
Season -2022-23
Team -Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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 ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe 58 16.0 5.6 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.0 4.0 .491 1.0 2.3 .444 0.6 0.8 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe 1 5.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Yuta Watanabe
Season -2023-24
Team -Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies
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 ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe 34 13.6 3.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 2.5 .294 0.3 0.5 .588
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------
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