Lonzo Ball vs. Nassir Little Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nassir Little 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 and Nassir Little both played 5 years in the NBA. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Nassir Little had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Nassir Little 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Nassir Little
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
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
Nassir Little 48 11.9 3.6 0.6 1.6 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.4 3.1 .430 0.3 1.2 .237 0.6 0.9 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nassir Little ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Nassir Little
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West 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
Nassir Little 48 13.3 4.6 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.6 3.5 .467 0.6 1.7 .350 0.8 0.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nassir Little 3 3.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 .250 0.3 1.3 .250 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Nassir Little
Season 2019-202021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansPortland Trail Blazers
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
Nassir Little 42 25.9 9.8 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 2.0 3.5 7.5 .460 1.2 3.7 .331 1.6 2.2 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nassir Little ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Nassir Little
Season 2020-212022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansPortland Trail Blazers
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
Nassir Little 54 18.1 6.6 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.5 5.6 .442 1.1 2.9 .367 0.6 0.9 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nassir Little ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Nassir Little
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Chicago BullsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West 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 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
Nassir Little 45 10.2 3.4 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.3 2.8 .460 0.5 1.6 .300 0.4 0.4 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nassir Little 4 3.5 1.8 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 .600 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 -
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