Lonzo Ball vs. Josh Hart Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Hart 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.
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, 2 less than Josh Hart, who played 8. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Josh Hart had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 |
Josh Hart |
8 |
3 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Lonzo Ball |
Josh Hart |
Season |
2017-18 | 2017-18 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
difference: | +11 | +11.0 | +2.3 | +0.6 | +2.1 | +2.7 | +5.9 | +1.0 | +0.5 | -1.9 | -0.6 | +1.1 | +4.8 | +.109 | +0.5 | +2.6 | +.091 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +.251 |
Josh Hart |
63 |
23.2 |
7.9 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
.469 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.396 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.702 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
difference: | +20 | +4.7 | +2.1 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +4.0 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -1.3 | -0.2 | +1.1 | +2.8 | +.001 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +.007 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +.271 |
Josh Hart |
67 |
25.6 |
7.8 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
6.9 |
.407 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.336 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.688 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
difference: | +2 | +5.1 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +5.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.9 | -0.5 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +.020 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +.033 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +.173 |
Josh Hart |
65 |
27.0 |
10.1 |
0.9 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
8.2 |
.423 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
.342 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.739 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
difference: | +8 | +3.1 | +5.4 | +0.5 | +2.7 | +3.2 | +3.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 | -1.2 | -0.5 | +2.1 | +5.4 | +.025 | +1.8 | +4.2 | +.052 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +.006 |
Josh Hart |
47 |
28.7 |
9.2 |
1.1 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
7.3 |
.439 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.326 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.775 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
difference: | +19 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +.081 | +1.7 | +3.5 | +.080 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +.008 |
Josh Hart |
54 |
33.2 |
14.9 |
1.1 |
6.0 |
7.2 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
10.5 |
.504 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
.343 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.758 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 5 |
Note: Lonzo Ball didn't play in 2022-23 and 2023-24.
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Lonzo Ball |
35 |
22.2 |
7.6 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
.366 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
.344 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.815 |
difference: | +41 | +10.1 | +2.2 | +1.2 | +3.2 | +4.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +.163 | +1.1 | +3.4 | +.028 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +.065 |
Josh Hart |
76 |
32.3 |
9.8 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.8 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
6.8 |
.529 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.372 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.750 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Lonzo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Hart |
11 |
32.1 |
10.4 |
1.6 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
8.5 |
.479 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.313 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.636 |
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Additional Years |
* Josh Hart played 2 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—Josh Hart played in two Playoffs. |