Lonzo Ball vs. Mike Conley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Conley 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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, 12 less than Mike Conley, who played 18. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Mike Conley had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Mike Conley 18 12 2007-08 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Mike Conley
Season 2017-182007-08
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:+1+8.1+0.8+0.9+3.4+4.3+3.0+0.9+0.8-0.9-0.7+0.3+2.5+.068+1.1+4.0+.025+1.1+0.9+.281
Mike Conley 53 26.1 9.4 0.4 2.2 2.6 4.2 0.8 0.0 1.7 1.6 3.6 8.3 .428 0.6 1.7 .330 1.7 2.3 .732
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Mike Conley played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Mike Conley
Season 2018-192008-09
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+0.3+1.0+0.8+1.1+1.9+1.1+0.4+0.3-0.5-0.6+0.8+.036+0.5+2.3+.077+1.6+1.4+.400
Mike Conley 82 30.6 10.9 0.3 3.1 3.4 4.3 1.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 3.9 8.9 .442 1.1 2.6 .406 2.0 2.4 .817
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Mike Conley played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Mike Conley
Season 2019-202009-10
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+17+0.2+0.7+3.0+3.7+1.7+0.4-1.0-0.2+0.2+0.5+.042+1.3+3.6+.012+1.0+1.1+.177
Mike Conley 80 32.1 12.0 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.3 1.4 0.2 2.1 2.2 4.6 10.4 .445 1.0 2.7 .387 1.7 2.3 .743
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Mike Conley played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Mike Conley
Season 2020-212010-11
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+26+3.7+0.9+0.2+1.5+1.8+0.8+0.3+0.4-0.3+0.1+0.9+.030+2.1+5.6+.009+1.3+1.8+.048
Mike Conley 81 35.5 13.7 0.4 2.7 3.0 6.5 1.8 0.2 2.2 2.2 5.2 11.8 .444 1.0 2.7 .369 2.2 3.0 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Mike Conley 13 39.0 15.2 0.5 3.3 3.8 6.4 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.0 5.5 14.1 .388 0.8 2.8 .297 3.4 4.1 .830

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Mike Conley
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West 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:+27+0.5+0.3+0.6+2.2+2.9+1.4+0.4+0.7-0.3-0.3+0.2+0.1+.010+2.1+4.8+.046+1.6+1.7+.111
Mike Conley 62 35.1 12.7 0.4 2.2 2.5 6.5 2.2 0.2 2.0 2.1 4.8 11.0 .433 1.0 2.6 .377 2.2 2.5 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Mike Conley 7 39.6 14.1 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.1 0.9 0.0 2.3 2.7 4.6 10.9 .421 1.6 3.1 .500 3.4 4.6 .750

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

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Mike Conley
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+45+12.3+7.0+0.2+0.4+0.6+2.8+0.9+0.2-1.2-0.5+2.7+4.9+.074+0.6+1.9+.018+2.3+2.7+.015
Mike Conley 80 34.5 14.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 6.1 2.2 0.3 2.4 2.1 5.2 11.8 .440 1.3 3.7 .362 2.9 3.5 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Mike Conley 15 38.3 17.0 0.8 3.9 4.7 7.1 1.7 0.3 2.3 2.3 5.5 14.4 .384 1.2 4.3 .281 4.7 6.2 .763

Additional Years

* Mike Conley played 12 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2014 to 2025—Mike Conley played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Lonzo Ball, Mike Conley got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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