Lonzo Ball vs. Jake LaRavia Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake LaRavia 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 Jake LaRavia, who played 3. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jake LaRavia 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
Jake LaRavia 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lonzo Ball Jake LaRavia
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
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:+17+22.4+7.2+0.8+4.3+5.1+6.6+1.4+0.7-2.1-0.9+2.8+8.1+.029+1.0+3.7+.033+0.4+1.1+.327
Jake LaRavia 35 11.8 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.1 2.7 .389 0.7 2.0 .338 0.2 0.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Lonzo Ball Jake LaRavia
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+12+7.3+0.9+0.4+2.0+1.6+3.7+0.7+0.1-0.9-0.4+0.5+1.0+.017+0.1+0.4+.011+2.2+2.1+.409
Jake LaRavia 35 23.0 10.8 1.5 2.2 3.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.4 8.7 .389 1.5 4.5 .340 2.6 3.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Lonzo Ball Jake LaRavia
Season 2019-202024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings
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:+3+11.7+4.9+0.3+2.4+2.2+4.6+0.5+0.3-1.8+2.0+5.8+.072+1.4+4.1+.048+0.5+0.5+.112
Jake LaRavia 66 20.4 6.9 1.4 2.6 3.9 2.4 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.1 .475 0.9 2.2 .423 1.2 1.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Lonzo Ball played 3 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

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