Lonzo Ball vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin 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 / 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.

Lonzo Ball played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 4. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 7 0 2017-18 to 2025-26
Bennedict Mathurin 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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:+26+5.7+6.5+0.2+2.6+2.8+5.7+1.1+0.6-0.7-0.2+1.4+1.4+.074+0.4+1.7+.018+4.2+4.4+.377
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
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:+12+4.2+4.6+0.1+1.3+1.3+3.4+0.9+0.2-0.6-0.4+1.1+1.5+.040+0.2+1.3+.045+2.7+2.8+.404
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2019-202024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost NBA Finals
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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:+9+2.3+4.3+0.1+0.9+0.8+5.1+0.7+0.3-1.2-0.3+1.0+0.9+.055+0.9+2.3+.035+3.1+3.4+.265
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2020-212025-26
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
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:+54+13.2+21.4+2.4+3.8+6.2+4.7+1.5+0.6-1.8-4.1+3.7+6.3+.060+0.1+0.3+.003+14.1+15.8+.101
Bennedict Mathurin 1 45.0 36.0 3.0 8.0 11.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 6.0 9.0 19.0 .474 3.0 8.0 .375 15.0 17.0 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Lonzo Ball played 3 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2022 to 2026—Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason.

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