Lonzo Ball vs. Granville Waiters Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Granville Waiters 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 and Granville Waiters both played 5 years in the NBA. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Granville Waiters had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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
Granville Waiters 5 2 1983-84 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Granville Waiters
Season 2017-181983-84
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Granville Waiters 78 13.3 3.6 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.1 1.6 3.1 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Granville Waiters
Season 2018-191984-85
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Granville Waiters 62 11.3 3.2 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.7 1.4 3.1 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .580
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Granville Waiters
Season 2019-201985-86
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 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
Granville Waiters 43 3.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .167
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters 11 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Granville Waiters
Season 2020-211986-87
Team New Orleans PelicansChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 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
Granville Waiters 44 12.1 1.9 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.9 0.9 2.1 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.2 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Granville Waiters
Season 2021-221987-88
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Granville Waiters 22 5.2 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.3 .310 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
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