Lonzo Ball vs. Malachi Flynn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Malachi Flynn 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 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Malachi Flynn, who played 4. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Malachi Flynn had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Malachi Flynn 4 1 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Malachi Flynn
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 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
Malachi Flynn 47 19.7 7.5 0.2 2.3 2.5 2.9 0.8 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.7 7.2 .374 1.1 3.6 .321 1.0 1.2 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Malachi Flynn ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Malachi Flynn
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Malachi Flynn 44 12.2 4.3 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.6 4.2 .393 0.7 2.0 .333 0.3 0.5 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Malachi Flynn 6 6.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 1.2 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Malachi Flynn
Season 2019-202022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansToronto Raptors
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
Malachi Flynn 53 13.0 4.6 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.2 1.6 4.6 .360 0.9 2.5 .353 0.5 0.6 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Malachi Flynn ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Malachi Flynn
Season 2020-212023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansToronto Raptors, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
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
Malachi Flynn 69 12.7 5.5 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.0 4.7 .418 0.8 2.4 .331 0.8 1.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Malachi Flynn ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Malachi Flynn
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
Malachi Flynn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Malachi Flynn ------- --- ----------
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