Lonzo Ball vs. Khris Middleton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Khris Middleton 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.

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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, 7 less than Khris Middleton, who played 13. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Khris Middleton had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Khris Middleton 13 9 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Khris Middleton
Season 2017-182012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
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:+25+16.6+4.1+1.2+3.9+5.0+6.2+1.1+0.7-2.2-0.3+1.6+5.6+.080+1.2+4.0+.006+0.4+0.2+.393
Khris Middleton 27 17.6 6.1 0.1 1.7 1.9 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 2.0 2.3 5.2 .440 0.5 1.7 .311 1.0 1.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Khris Middleton
Season 2018-192013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+35+0.3+2.2+0.4+1.2+1.5+3.3+0.5+0.2-0.7-0.6+0.7+0.7+.034+0.1+1.4+.085+1.0+0.7+.444
Khris Middleton 82 30.0 12.1 0.7 3.0 3.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.5 3.0 4.6 10.4 .440 1.5 3.5 .414 1.4 1.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Khris Middleton
Season 2019-202014-15
Team New Orleans PelicansMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+16+2.0+1.6+0.5+1.2+1.7+4.7+0.1+0.5-1.7-0.3+0.7+0.1+.064+0.9+2.9+.032+1.0+0.8+.293
Khris Middleton 79 30.1 13.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.3 1.5 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.1 11.0 .467 1.4 3.4 .407 1.7 2.0 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Khris Middleton 6 38.7 15.8 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.0 2.3 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.8 15.3 .380 1.8 5.7 .324 2.3 2.5 .933

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Khris Middleton
Season 2020-212015-16
Team New Orleans PelicansMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+24+4.3+3.6+0.9+1.0+1.5+0.2+0.4-0.1-0.7+1.1+1.8+.030+1.3+3.7+.018+2.6+2.7+.107
Khris Middleton 79 36.1 18.2 0.6 3.3 3.8 4.2 1.7 0.2 2.3 2.6 6.4 14.5 .444 1.8 4.6 .396 3.5 3.9 .888
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Khris Middleton
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Chicago BullsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+6+3.9+1.7+0.6+0.5+1.2+1.7+0.4+0.7-0.1-0.3+0.6+0.6+.027+1.5+3.8+.010+2.2+2.4+.130
Khris Middleton 29 30.7 14.7 0.4 3.9 4.2 3.4 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.7 5.2 11.5 .450 1.6 3.6 .433 2.8 3.2 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Khris Middleton 6 38.5 14.5 0.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 2.0 0.0 1.8 2.8 5.2 13.0 .397 1.2 3.2 .368 3.0 3.7 .818

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

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Khris Middleton
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Chicago BullsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+47+14.2+12.5+0.2+2.0+1.8+0.7+0.2+0.2-1.1-1.7+4.7+8.6+.100+0.1+0.6+.015+3.3+3.6+.069
Khris Middleton 82 36.4 20.1 0.5 4.7 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 3.3 7.2 15.5 .466 1.8 5.0 .359 3.9 4.4 .884
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Khris Middleton 7 39.3 24.7 0.1 5.0 5.1 3.1 0.9 0.7 2.3 4.3 9.6 16.0 .598 3.6 5.9 .610 2.0 2.7 .737

Additional Years

* Khris Middleton played 7 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 2019 to 2025—Khris Middleton played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 7 extra years over Lonzo Ball, Khris Middleton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Star Game
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