Lonzo Ball vs. Alfred McGuire Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alfred McGuire 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.

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.

Lonzo Ball played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Alfred McGuire, who played 4. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Alfred McGuire had his rookie season in 1951-52. 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
Lonzo Ball 5 0 2017-18 to 2021-22
Alfred McGuire 4 3 1951-52 to 1954-55

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lonzo Ball Alfred McGuire
Season 2017-181951-52
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
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
Alfred McGuire 59 13.4 3.5 - - 2.1 1.8 - - - 2.3 1.2 2.8 .431 - - - 1.1 2.1 .525
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Alfred McGuire 13 16.0 4.6 - - 1.3 1.1 - - - 2.6 1.5 3.9 .392 - - - 1.5 2.1 .741

Season 2

Lonzo Ball Alfred McGuire
Season 2018-191952-53
Team Los Angeles LakersNew 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 %
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
Alfred McGuire 58 21.2 6.1 - - 2.9 2.5 - - - 3.6 1.9 4.9 .390 - - - 2.2 3.5 .637
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Alfred McGuire 7 8.9 0.9 - - 1.0 1.3 - - - 1.6 0.4 2.0 .214 - - - 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 3

Lonzo Ball Alfred McGuire
Season 2019-201953-54
Team New Orleans PelicansNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
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
Alfred McGuire 64 13.3 2.7 - - 1.9 1.6 - - - 2.3 0.9 2.8 .328 - - - 0.9 2.1 .436
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Alfred McGuire 4 17.3 4.5 - - 1.0 1.8 - - - 3.8 2.0 4.5 .444 - - - 0.5 2.3 .222

Season 4

Lonzo Ball Alfred McGuire
Season 2020-211954-55
Team New Orleans PelicansBaltimore Bullets (1st)
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 %
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
Alfred McGuire 10 9.8 2.3 - - 0.9 0.8 - - - 1.5 0.9 3.2 .281 - - - 0.5 0.7 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Alfred McGuire ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Lonzo Ball Alfred McGuire
Season 2021-22-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
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
Alfred McGuire ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Alfred McGuire ------- --- ----------