Lonzo Ball vs. Dell Curry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dell Curry 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 6 years in the NBA, 10 less than Dell Curry, who played 16. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Dell Curry had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Dell Curry 16 10 1986-87 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Dell Curry
Season 2017-181986-87
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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:+15+24.7+5.3+0.9+4.9+5.7+6.3+1.3+0.7-1.9-1.0+1.8+5.9+.066+1.4+4.8+.022+0.2+0.8+.338
Dell Curry 67 9.5 4.9 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.1 4.9 .426 0.3 0.9 .283 0.4 0.6 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Dell Curry 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Dell Curry
Season 2018-191987-88
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+32+11.3+0.1+0.6+2.6+3.2+3.5+0.3+0.1-0.8-0.8+0.4+0.3+.052+1.2+3.9+.017+0.6+0.3+.365
Dell Curry 79 19.0 10.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.4 1.6 4.3 9.4 .458 0.4 1.0 .346 1.0 1.3 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Dell Curry 2 8.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Dell Curry
Season 2019-201988-89
Team New Orleans PelicansCharlotte Hornets
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:+15+15.2+0.1+0.6+3.4+3.9+6.0+0.5+0.5-2.2-0.6+0.9+.088+1.9+5.2+.030+0.1+0.2+.304
Dell Curry 48 16.9 11.9 0.5 1.6 2.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.4 5.3 10.9 .491 0.4 1.1 .345 0.8 1.0 .870
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Dell Curry played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Dell Curry
Season 2020-211989-90
Team New Orleans PelicansCharlotte Hornets
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:+12+4.0+1.4+0.1+2.2+2.3+3.3+0.2-0.7-0.3+1.6+2.1+.052+2.3+6.1+.024+0.5+0.4+.142
Dell Curry 67 27.8 16.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.4 1.5 0.4 1.5 2.2 6.9 14.8 .466 0.8 2.2 .354 1.4 1.6 .923
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Dell Curry played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Dell Curry
Season 2021-221990-91
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets
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:+41+14.7+2.4+0.4+2.4+2.8+2.9+0.8+0.6-1.2-0.8+0.2+1.5+.048+2.7+6.3+.051+0.7+0.7+.092
Dell Curry 76 19.9 10.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.2 1.0 0.3 1.1 1.6 4.4 9.4 .471 0.4 1.1 .372 1.3 1.5 .842
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Dell Curry played in the postseason in their season 5

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

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Dell Curry
Season 2024-251991-92
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets
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:+42+4.0+8.1+0.1+1.0+0.1+0.2-0.5-0.4+4.0+6.6+.120+0.9+3.2+.060+1.0+1.2+.021
Dell Curry 77 26.2 15.7 0.7 2.6 3.4 2.3 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 6.5 13.5 .486 1.0 2.4 .404 1.6 2.0 .836
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Dell Curry played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Dell Curry played 10 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 16, from 1993 to 2002—Dell Curry played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Lonzo Ball, Dell Curry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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