Lonzo Ball vs. Jeff Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Wilkins 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, 1 less than Jeff Wilkins, who played 6. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jeff Wilkins had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Jeff Wilkins 6 3 1980-81 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Jeff Wilkins
Season 2017-181980-81
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
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
Jeff Wilkins 56 18.9 4.7 1.1 3.8 4.9 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 3.0 2.1 4.6 .450 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jeff Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Jeff Wilkins
Season 2018-191981-82
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
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
Jeff Wilkins 82 27.7 9.3 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 3.8 8.8 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.1 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jeff Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Jeff Wilkins
Season 2019-201982-83
Team New Orleans PelicansUtah Jazz
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 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
Jeff Wilkins 81 28.5 11.5 1.9 5.5 7.4 1.6 0.5 0.5 2.3 3.1 4.8 10.1 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jeff Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Jeff Wilkins
Season 2020-211983-84
Team New Orleans PelicansUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 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
Jeff Wilkins 81 21.4 7.8 1.3 4.3 5.6 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.3 2.5 3.1 6.4 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jeff Wilkins 11 18.6 7.0 0.9 3.5 4.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.9 2.7 5.2 .526 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .773

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Jeff Wilkins
Season 2021-221984-85
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 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
Jeff Wilkins 79 19.1 8.0 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.0 0.4 0.2 1.2 2.2 3.6 7.4 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jeff Wilkins 10 25.7 12.9 1.3 5.0 6.3 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.7 5.1 11.8 .432 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.5 .771

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Jeff Wilkins
Season -1985-86
Team -Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Jeff Wilkins 75 15.0 4.7 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.7 2.1 2.0 5.0 .393 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .624
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jeff Wilkins 3 5.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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