Lonzo Ball vs. Jim Barnes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Barnes 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, 2 less than Jim Barnes, who played 7. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jim Barnes had his rookie season in 1964-65. 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
Jim Barnes 7 3 1964-65 to 1970-71

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Jim Barnes
Season 2017-181964-65
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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
Jim Barnes 75 34.5 15.5 - - 9.7 1.2 - - - 4.2 6.1 14.3 .424 - - - 3.3 5.1 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Jim Barnes
Season 2018-191965-66
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost West Div 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 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
Jim Barnes 73 30.0 12.4 - - 10.3 1.3 - - - 3.9 4.8 11.2 .425 - - - 2.9 4.2 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Barnes 3 31.0 13.0 - - 9.3 1.0 - - - 5.0 5.3 10.7 .500 - - - 2.3 4.3 .538

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Jim Barnes
Season 2019-201966-67
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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 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
Jim Barnes 80 17.5 7.0 - - 5.6 0.6 - - - 3.3 2.7 6.2 .437 - - - 1.6 2.3 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Barnes 3 16.7 6.3 - - 4.0 0.7 - - - 2.3 2.3 6.3 .368 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Jim Barnes
Season 2020-211967-68
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div 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
Jim Barnes 79 18.0 7.3 - - 5.3 0.7 - - - 3.3 2.8 6.3 .443 - - - 1.7 2.4 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Barnes 5 11.4 1.2 - - 4.2 0.2 - - - 2.6 0.6 2.4 .250 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Jim Barnes
Season 2021-221968-69
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Jim Barnes 59 12.0 5.2 - - 3.8 0.5 - - - 2.1 1.9 4.4 .441 - - - 1.3 1.9 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Jim Barnes
Season -1969-70
Team -Boston Celtics
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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Barnes 77 13.6 5.9 - - 4.5 0.7 - - - 3.0 2.3 5.6 .410 - - - 1.2 1.7 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Lonzo Ball Jim Barnes
Season -1970-71
Team -Baltimore Bullets
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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Barnes 11 9.1 3.4 - - 1.5 0.7 - - - 2.1 1.4 2.5 .536 - - - 0.6 1.0 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
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