Lonzo Ball vs. Aaron Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Gordon and Lonzo 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.

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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.

Lonzo Ball played 6 years in the NBA, 5 less than Aaron Gordon, who played 11. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Aaron Gordon had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 achievements, 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
Lonzo Ball 6 0 2017-18 to 2024-25
Aaron Gordon 11 6 2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Aaron Gordon
Season 2017-182014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 52 34.2 10.2 1.3 5.6 6.9 7.2 1.7 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.9 10.8 .360 1.7 5.7 .305 0.6 1.4 .451
difference:+5+17.2+5.0+0.3+3.0+3.3+6.5+1.3+0.3-1.8-0.5+1.9+6.4+.087+1.4+4.7+.034+0.3+0.1+.270
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Aaron Gordon
Season 2018-192015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 47 30.3 9.9 1.1 4.2 5.3 5.4 1.5 0.4 2.2 2.4 3.9 9.7 .406 1.6 4.9 .329 0.4 1.0 .417
difference:+31+6.4+0.7+0.9+0.3+1.2+3.8+0.7+0.3-1.4-0.4+0.4+2.3+.067+1.1+3.1+.033+1.3+1.5+.251
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Aaron Gordon
Season 2019-202016-17
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 63 32.1 11.8 1.1 5.0 6.1 7.0 1.4 0.6 3.1 2.0 4.4 10.9 .403 2.3 6.3 .375 0.7 1.2 .566
difference:+17+3.4+0.9+0.4+1.4+1.0+5.1+0.6+0.1-2.0-0.2+0.5+0.1+.051+1.3+3.0+.087+1.3+1.5+.153
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Aaron Gordon
Season 2020-212017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 55 31.8 14.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.7 1.5 0.6 2.2 1.9 5.3 12.7 .414 3.1 8.3 .378 0.9 1.2 .781
difference:+3+1.1+3.0+0.9+2.2+3.1+3.4+0.5+0.2-0.4+1.2+2.2+.020+1.1+2.4+.042+1.8+2.7+.083
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Aaron Gordon
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 35 34.6 13.0 1.0 4.4 5.4 5.1 1.8 0.9 2.3 2.4 4.6 10.9 .423 3.1 7.4 .423 0.6 0.8 .750
difference:+43+0.8+3.0+0.7+1.3+2.0+1.4+1.1+0.2-0.2-0.2+1.4+2.5+.026+1.5+3.0+.074+1.8+2.4+.019
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526

Note: Lonzo Ball didn't play in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Aaron Gordon
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 35 22.2 7.6 0.7 2.7 3.4 3.3 1.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.5 6.9 .366 1.9 5.6 .344 0.6 0.8 .815
difference:+27+10.3+6.8+1.0+3.2+4.3+0.4+0.5+0.1-0.4-0.4+2.9+5.5+.071+0.7+1.8+.036+1.8+2.8+.141
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Aaron Gordon played 5 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 11, from 2021 to 2025—Aaron Gordon played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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