Lonzo Ball vs. Brandon Jennings Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Jennings 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 2 less than Brandon Jennings, who played 9. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Brandon Jennings had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Brandon Jennings 9 4 2009-10 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Brandon Jennings
Season 2017-182009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+30+1.6+5.3+0.7+2.8+3.5+1.5+0.4+0.6-0.2+1.6+4.0+.011+0.1+1.0+.069+2.1+1.9+.366
Brandon Jennings 82 32.6 15.5 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.7 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.3 5.5 14.8 .371 1.8 4.7 .374 2.7 3.3 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Brandon Jennings 7 35.6 18.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.6 1.1 2.7 7.0 17.1 .408 1.7 5.9 .293 3.0 3.7 .808

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Brandon Jennings
Season 2018-192010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
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:+16+4.1+6.3+0.4+1.2+1.6+0.6+0.1-0.1-0.3+1.8+5.0+.016+0.1+.006+2.8+2.9+.392
Brandon Jennings 63 34.4 16.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 4.8 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.1 5.7 14.7 .390 1.6 4.8 .323 3.2 3.9 .809
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Brandon Jennings
Season 2019-202011-12
Team New Orleans PelicansMilwaukee Bucks
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:+3+3.2+7.3+0.4+2.3+2.7+1.5+0.2+0.3-0.9-0.3+2.7+6.1+.015+0.3+0.4+.043+2.2+2.4+.242
Brandon Jennings 66 35.3 19.1 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.5 1.6 0.3 2.2 1.7 7.1 17.0 .418 2.0 5.9 .332 2.9 3.6 .808
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Brandon Jennings
Season 2020-212012-13
Team New Orleans PelicansMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+25+4.4+2.9+0.1+1.9+1.7+0.8+0.1+0.5-0.3+0.9+2.9+.015+0.9+2.5+.003+2.0+2.3+.038
Brandon Jennings 80 36.2 17.5 0.7 2.3 3.1 6.5 1.6 0.1 2.5 1.9 6.2 15.6 .399 2.2 5.8 .375 2.9 3.5 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Brandon Jennings 4 33.3 13.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 4.0 2.3 0.3 2.8 1.5 4.3 14.3 .298 1.5 7.0 .214 3.3 4.5 .722

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Brandon Jennings
Season 2021-222013-14
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+45+0.5+2.5+0.3+2.1+2.3+2.5+0.5+0.8-0.4-0.4+0.7+3.3+.050+1.2+1.7+.086+2.4+3.2+.001
Brandon Jennings 80 34.1 15.5 0.7 2.3 3.1 7.6 1.3 0.1 2.7 2.0 5.3 14.2 .373 1.9 5.7 .337 3.0 4.0 .751
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 5

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

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Brandon Jennings
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
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:+6+6.4+7.8+0.2+0.7+0.9+3.3+0.2+0.4-1.0+2.8+6.3+.035+0.5+.016+2.3+2.7+.024
Brandon Jennings 41 28.6 15.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 6.6 1.1 0.1 2.2 1.6 5.3 13.2 .401 1.9 5.1 .360 2.9 3.5 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Lonzo Ball Brandon Jennings
Season 2025-262015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 1 23.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 7.0 .143 1.0 7.0 .143 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+47+4.9+3.9+0.7+1.3+2.0+2.5+0.6+0.1-2.8-1.2+1.3+0.7+.225+0.1+3.8+.186+1.2+1.6
Brandon Jennings 48 18.1 6.9 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.5 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.2 2.3 6.3 .368 1.1 3.2 .329 1.2 1.6 .731
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Brandon Jennings played 2 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2017 to 2018—Brandon Jennings played in two Playoffs.

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