Lonzo Ball vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry 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 / Stats Rankings / 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 6 years in the NBA, 13 less than Kyle Lowry, who played 19. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Kyle Lowry had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Kyle Lowry 19 11 2006-07 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Kyle Lowry
Season 2017-182006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
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:+42+16.7+4.6+0.1+3.7+3.8+4.0+0.3+0.7-1.4-0.3+2.5+7.0+.008+1.4+4.9+.070+1.9+1.4+.442
Kyle Lowry 10 17.5 5.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.8 .368 0.3 0.8 .375 2.5 2.8 .893
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Kyle Lowry
Season 2018-192007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
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+4.8+0.3+0.6+1.7+2.3+1.8+0.4+0.1-0.7-0.1+0.8+2.5+.026+1.2+3.2+.072+2.6+3.2+.281
Kyle Lowry 82 25.5 9.6 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.3 3.1 7.2 .432 0.4 1.7 .257 3.0 4.2 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Kyle Lowry
Season 2019-202008-09
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+14+10.3+4.2+0.8+2.9+3.6+3.4+0.5+0.4-1.6-0.1+1.9+5.3+.032+2.0+5.0+.120+1.7+1.7+.235
Kyle Lowry 77 21.8 7.6 0.3 2.1 2.5 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.9 2.5 5.6 .435 0.3 1.3 .255 2.4 2.9 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Kyle Lowry 13 19.5 5.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.6 4.8 .333 0.3 1.2 .250 1.8 2.4 .742

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Kyle Lowry
Season 2020-212009-10
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
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:+13+7.5+5.5+0.7+1.9+1.2+1.2+0.6+0.5-0.5-0.6+2.6+5.9+.017+2.6+6.3+.106+2.3+2.6+.046
Kyle Lowry 68 24.3 9.1 1.3 2.3 3.6 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.7 2.5 2.7 6.8 .397 0.5 2.0 .272 3.2 3.8 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Kyle Lowry
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
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:+40+0.4+0.5+0.2+1.5+1.3+1.6+0.4+0.6-0.2-0.4+0.1+.003+1.4+2.8+.047+2.0+2.5+.015
Kyle Lowry 75 34.2 13.5 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.7 1.4 0.3 2.1 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 1.7 4.6 .376 2.6 3.3 .765
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 5

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

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Kyle Lowry
Season 2024-252011-12
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
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:+12+9.9+6.7+0.1+1.0+1.1+3.3+0.3+0.2-1.6-1.2+2.0+4.0+.043+0.2+1.1+.030+3.0+3.4+.049
Kyle Lowry 47 32.1 14.3 0.8 3.7 4.5 6.6 1.6 0.3 2.8 2.8 4.5 10.9 .409 1.7 4.5 .374 3.6 4.2 .864
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Kyle Lowry played 13 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 19, from 2013 to 2025—Kyle Lowry played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 13 extra years over Lonzo Ball, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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