Lonzo Ball vs. Nemanja Bjelica Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nemanja Bjelica 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.
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, 2 less than Nemanja Bjelica, who played 7. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Nemanja Bjelica had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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 |
Nemanja Bjelica |
7 |
3 |
2015-16 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Lonzo Ball |
Nemanja Bjelica |
Season |
2017-18 | 2015-16 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Nemanja Bjelica |
60 |
17.9 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.468 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.384 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.727 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nemanja Bjelica |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Nemanja Bjelica |
65 |
18.3 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
.424 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.316 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.738 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nemanja Bjelica |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Nemanja Bjelica |
67 |
20.5 |
6.8 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
.461 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.415 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.800 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nemanja Bjelica |
5 |
9.4 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
.438 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
.571 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.714 |
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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 |
Nemanja Bjelica |
77 |
23.2 |
9.6 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
.479 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.401 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.761 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nemanja Bjelica |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Nemanja Bjelica |
72 |
27.9 |
11.5 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
6.4 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
9.1 |
.481 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.419 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.821 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nemanja Bjelica |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nemanja Bjelica |
37 |
16.1 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
.454 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.318 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.725 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nemanja Bjelica |
2 |
15.0 |
9.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
.455 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nemanja Bjelica |
71 |
16.1 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
.468 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.362 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.728 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nemanja Bjelica |
15 |
10.0 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
.529 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.375 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.571 |