Lonzo Ball vs. Dyson Daniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dyson Daniels 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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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, 3 more than Dyson Daniels, who played 3. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Dyson Daniels 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 6 0 2017-18 to 2024-25
Dyson Daniels 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lonzo Ball Dyson Daniels
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards 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:+7+16.5+6.4+0.7+3.0+3.7+4.9+1.0+0.6-1.6-0.6+2.4+7.3+.058+1.2+4.2+.009+0.2+0.7+.199
Dyson Daniels 59 17.7 3.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 1.5 3.5 .418 0.5 1.5 .314 0.4 0.7 .650
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Dyson Daniels played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Lonzo Ball Dyson Daniels
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West 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:+14+8.0+4.1+0.1+1.3+1.4+2.7+0.1-1.2-0.7+1.6+4.6+.041+0.9+2.7+.018+0.2+0.1+.225
Dyson Daniels 61 22.3 5.8 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.0 1.7 2.3 5.1 .447 0.7 2.2 .311 0.6 0.9 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Dyson Daniels 3 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Lonzo Ball Dyson Daniels
Season 2019-202024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement Steals Leader
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:+13+1.7+2.3+0.5+0.7+0.2+2.6+1.6+0.1-1.1-0.3+1.6+1.2+.090+1.2+3.2+.035+0.4+0.6+.027
Dyson Daniels 76 33.8 14.1 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.4 3.0 0.7 2.0 2.3 6.0 12.1 .493 1.1 3.1 .340 1.1 1.8 .593
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Dyson Daniels played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Lonzo Ball played 3 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2021 to 2025—Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason.