Lonzo Ball vs. Kenny Payne Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Payne 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 more than Kenny Payne, who played 4. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Kenny Payne had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Kenny Payne 4 1 1989-90 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lonzo Ball Kenny Payne
Season 2017-181989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East 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 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
Kenny Payne 35 6.2 3.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.3 3.1 .435 0.1 0.3 .400 0.5 0.5 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Kenny Payne 3 3.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 2

Lonzo Ball Kenny Payne
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Kenny Payne 47 9.4 3.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.4 4.0 .360 0.1 0.4 .222 0.6 0.6 .897
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Lonzo Ball Kenny Payne
Season 2019-201991-92
Team New Orleans PelicansPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Kenny Payne 49 7.2 2.9 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 3.0 .448 0.1 0.2 .417 0.2 0.3 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Lonzo Ball Kenny Payne
Season 2020-211992-93
Team New Orleans PelicansPhiladelphia 76ers
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 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
Kenny Payne 13 11.8 6.5 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.2 2.9 6.9 .422 0.3 1.4 .222 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Lonzo Ball Kenny Payne
Season 2021-22-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 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
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------