LaMelo Ball vs. Zeke Nnaji Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zeke Nnaji 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 and Zeke Nnaji both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Zeke Nnaji had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Zeke Nnaji 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Zeke Nnaji
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Zeke Nnaji 42 9.5 3.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.5 .481 0.6 1.4 .407 0.3 0.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 5 3.6 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.6 .500 0.6 1.4 .429 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Zeke Nnaji
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 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
Zeke Nnaji 41 17.0 6.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.9 2.3 4.5 .516 0.9 2.0 .463 1.0 1.6 .631
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 2 4.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Zeke Nnaji
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Zeke Nnaji 53 13.7 5.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.0 2.1 3.7 .561 0.3 1.2 .262 0.8 1.2 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 5 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Zeke Nnaji
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets TBD
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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
Zeke Nnaji 58 9.9 3.2 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.4 1.2 2.6 .463 0.1 0.4 .261 0.7 1.1 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 2 4.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
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