Lonzo Ball vs. Kevon Looney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevon Looney 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 / Games against each other

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 7 years in the NBA, 4 less than Kevon Looney, who played 11. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Kevon Looney had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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 7 0 2017-18 to 2025-26
Kevon Looney 11 5 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lonzo Ball Kevon Looney
Season 2017-182015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
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:+47+30.0+8.4+0.5+4.4+4.9+7.2+1.7+0.8-2.4-1.9+3.1+9.4+.211+1.5+5.3+.195+0.6+1.4
Kevon Looney 5 4.2 1.8 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.4 .571 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Kevon Looney played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Lonzo Ball Kevon Looney
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+6+21.9+7.4+0.3+2.7+3.0+4.9+1.2+0.1-1.9-1.2+2.8+7.7+.117+1.6+4.7+.107+0.4+.201
Kevon Looney 53 8.4 2.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.1 2.0 .523 0.0 0.2 .222 0.4 0.6 .618
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Kevon Looney played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Lonzo Ball Kevon Looney
Season 2019-202017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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+18.3+7.8+0.2+3.0+2.8+6.4+0.9+0.2-2.6-0.4+2.7+8.0+.177+2.3+6.2+.175+0.1+.021
Kevon Looney 66 13.8 4.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.7 2.9 .580 0.0 0.1 .200 0.6 1.2 .545
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Kevon Looney 21 18.4 4.1 2.0 2.2 4.2 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 2.4 1.9 3.4 .542 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 1.0 .381

Season 4

Lonzo Ball Kevon Looney
Season 2020-212018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+25+13.3+8.3+1.8+1.4+0.4+4.2+0.9+0.1-1.6-0.7+2.6+8.4+.211+3.1+8.2+.278+0.1+0.1+.162
Kevon Looney 80 18.5 6.3 2.4 2.8 5.2 1.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 2.6 2.7 4.3 .625 0.0 0.1 .100 0.8 1.3 .619
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Kevon Looney 21 20.6 7.1 2.0 2.5 4.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 2.4 3.0 4.4 .688 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .724

Season 5

Lonzo Ball Kevon Looney
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+15+21.5+9.6+0.4+2.5+2.1+4.1+1.2+0.6-1.7-0.7+3.1+6.9+.056+3.0+6.7+.352+0.1+0.2
Kevon Looney 20 13.1 3.4 1.4 1.9 3.3 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.7 1.5 4.0 .367 0.1 0.7 .071 0.5 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Kevon Looney played in the postseason in their season 5

Note: Lonzo Ball didn't play in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Season 6

Lonzo Ball Kevon Looney
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+26+3.2+3.5+1.2+0.7+1.9+1.3+1.0+0.1-0.6-0.6+0.7+3.7+.182+1.8+5.3+.109+0.1+.169
Kevon Looney 61 19.0 4.1 1.9 3.4 5.3 2.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.2 1.8 3.2 .548 0.1 0.3 .235 0.5 0.8 .646
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Kevon Looney played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Lonzo Ball Kevon Looney
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 6 24.3 5.8 1.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 1.0 0.0 2.8 1.2 2.0 6.3 .316 1.3 4.7 .286 0.5 0.8 .600
difference:+76+3.2+0.2+1.2+1.7+3.0+3.3+0.4+0.6-2.0-1.4+0.5+1.9+.255+1.3+4.7+0.4+0.7
Kevon Looney 82 21.1 6.0 2.5 4.7 7.3 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 2.6 2.5 4.4 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Kevon Looney 22 20.4 5.8 2.9 4.8 7.6 2.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 2.3 2.6 4.0 .659 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .611

Additional Years

* Kevon Looney played 4 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2023 to 2026—Kevon Looney played in two Playoffs.