Lonzo Ball vs. Rodney Buford Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rodney Buford 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 and Rodney Buford both played 5 years in the NBA. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Rodney Buford had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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 |
Rodney Buford |
5 |
4 |
1999-00 to 2004-05 |
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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 |
Rodney Buford |
34 |
11.4 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.411 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.241 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.727 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rodney Buford |
1 |
16.0 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
.500 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Rodney Buford |
47 |
12.2 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
.432 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.421 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rodney Buford |
15 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
.333 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Rodney Buford |
63 |
28.1 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
9.4 |
.435 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.243 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.725 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rodney Buford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Rodney Buford didn't play in 2002-03.
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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 |
Rodney Buford |
22 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.339 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rodney Buford |
5 |
6.2 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.417 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
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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 |
Rodney Buford |
64 |
20.5 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
7.6 |
.382 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.315 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.822 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rodney Buford |
3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |