Lonzo Ball vs. Dwight Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Jones 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, 5 less than Dwight Jones, who played 10. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Dwight Jones had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Dwight Jones	10	5	1973-74 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Lonzo Ball	Dwight Jones
Season	2017-18	1973-74
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Dwight Jones	74	19.6	8.0	2.0	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.4	0.9	-	2.7	3.2	6.8	.474	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	.744

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lonzo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Lonzo Ball	Dwight Jones
Season	2018-19	1974-75
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Dwight Jones	75	27.8	10.4	3.1	6.1	9.3	2.0	0.7	0.7	-	3.0	4.3	10.0	.430	-	-	-	1.8	2.4	.721

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lonzo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Lonzo Ball	Dwight Jones
Season	2019-20	1975-76
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Dwight Jones	66	26.7	10.1	2.6	5.3	7.9	1.3	0.8	0.9	-	3.2	3.8	8.2	.463	-	-	-	2.5	3.3	.744

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lonzo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Lonzo Ball	Dwight Jones
Season	2020-21	1976-77
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost East Conf 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	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
Dwight Jones	74	16.7	5.9	1.3	2.5	3.8	0.6	0.5	0.3	-	2.4	2.3	4.6	.494	-	-	-	1.4	1.7	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lonzo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	12	20.5	6.2	1.1	3.2	4.3	1.3	0.7	0.3	-	2.7	2.3	5.3	.444	-	-	-	1.5	1.9	.783


Season 5
	Lonzo Ball	Dwight Jones
Season	2021-22	1977-78
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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
Dwight Jones	82	30.2	10.6	2.6	5.2	7.8	1.3	0.9	0.5	2.0	3.2	4.2	9.5	.445	-	-	-	2.2	2.8	.777

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lonzo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Lonzo Ball	Dwight Jones
Season	-	1978-79
Team	-	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Rockets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	81	15.0	5.7	1.4	2.7	4.0	0.7	0.4	0.3	1.3	2.5	2.2	4.9	.458	-	-	-	1.2	1.6	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lonzo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	2	16.5	10.0	2.0	4.0	6.0	1.5	0.5	2.0	3.0	1.5	3.5	6.5	.538	-	-	-	3.0	3.0	1.000


Season 7
	Lonzo Ball	Dwight Jones
Season	-	1979-80
Team	-	Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Rockets Lost East Conf Semis

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	74	19.6	8.9	1.5	3.4	5.0	1.4	0.4	0.6	1.6	2.8	3.5	6.8	.508	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.7	.726

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lonzo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	6	11.7	4.7	1.3	2.3	3.7	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.7	1.3	1.8	3.0	.611	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.5	.667


Season 8
	Lonzo Ball	Dwight Jones
Season	-	1980-81
Team	-	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	81	19.4	7.6	1.6	3.4	5.0	1.2	0.5	0.4	1.6	2.5	3.0	6.3	.483	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.0	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lonzo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	6	36.2	12.5	3.0	6.8	9.8	1.8	0.8	0.5	2.7	3.5	4.8	10.2	.475	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	2.8	1.000


Season 9
	Lonzo Ball	Dwight Jones
Season	-	1981-82
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	78	26.2	10.0	2.0	4.5	6.5	1.5	0.6	0.5	2.0	2.8	3.9	7.3	.530	0.0	0.0	1.000	2.2	3.1	.723

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lonzo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Lonzo Ball	Dwight Jones
Season	-	1982-83
Team	-	Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Lakers 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	81	14.4	4.6	1.0	2.8	3.8	0.8	0.4	0.3	1.2	2.1	1.8	4.0	.455	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.5	.642

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lonzo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Jones	7	8.4	1.7	0.6	1.1	1.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.7	1.6	0.7	2.3	.313	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.400

Lonzo Ball vs. Dwight Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Jones 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10