Lonzo Ball vs. Desmond Bane Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Desmond Bane 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.
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, 1 more than Desmond Bane, who played 5. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Desmond Bane had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 |
| Desmond Bane |
5 |
4 |
2020-21 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +16 | +11.9 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +3.0 | +3.8 | +5.5 | +1.1 | +0.6 | -1.7 | -0.5 | +0.5 | +3.5 | +.109 | | +1.7 | +.127 | | +0.7 | +.365 |
| Desmond Bane |
68 |
22.3 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
.469 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.432 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.816 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Desmond Bane |
5 |
19.8 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
.579 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +29 | +0.5 | +8.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +0.3 | | -0.7 | -0.2 | +2.8 | +4.8 | +.055 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +.107 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +.486 |
| Desmond Bane |
76 |
29.8 |
18.2 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
14.5 |
.461 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
.436 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.903 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Desmond Bane |
12 |
35.7 |
18.8 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
6.3 |
13.3 |
.478 |
3.6 |
7.3 |
.489 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.857 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +5 | +0.3 | +9.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +2.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +3.4 | +5.3 | +.076 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +.033 | +2.4 | +2.3 | +.317 |
| Desmond Bane |
58 |
31.8 |
21.5 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
16.2 |
.479 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
.408 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.883 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Desmond Bane |
6 |
38.5 |
23.5 |
1.2 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
8.2 |
19.3 |
.422 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
.320 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
.931 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +13 | +2.6 | +9.1 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -1.0 | +3.3 | +5.8 | +.050 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.003 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +.089 |
| Desmond Bane |
42 |
34.4 |
23.7 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
8.6 |
18.5 |
.464 |
3.3 |
8.6 |
.381 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.870 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Desmond Bane played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +34 | +2.6 | +6.2 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.1 | | +2.5 | +3.9 | +.061 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +.031 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +.144 |
| Desmond Bane |
69 |
32.0 |
19.2 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
14.8 |
.484 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
.392 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
.894 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Desmond Bane |
4 |
34.8 |
15.3 |
1.3 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
15.8 |
.317 |
1.8 |
8.0 |
.219 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
.933 |
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Additional Years |
* Lonzo Ball played 1 season more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.
In that period—his season 6 in 2025—Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason. |
All-Rookie Second Team