Lonzo Ball vs. Steve Kerr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Kerr 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 / Stats Rankings

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, 9 less than Steve Kerr, who played 15. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Steve Kerr had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Steve Kerr 15 11 1988-89 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Steve Kerr
Season 2017-181988-89
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
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:+26+28.2+8.1+1.2+5.1+6.2+6.3+1.4+0.8-2.4-1.8+3.1+9.0+.075+1.4+5.0+.166+0.4+1.1+.216
Steve Kerr 26 6.0 2.1 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.8 .435 0.3 0.7 .471 0.2 0.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Steve Kerr played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Steve Kerr
Season 2018-191989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+31+9.0+3.2+0.9+3.1+4.0+2.2+0.9+0.3-1.3-1.6+1.4+4.2+.038+0.7+3.1+.178+0.4+0.1+.446
Steve Kerr 78 21.3 6.7 0.2 1.1 1.3 3.2 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.8 2.5 5.5 .444 0.9 1.8 .507 0.8 0.9 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Steve Kerr 5 14.6 1.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.8 2.8 .286 0.0 0.6 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Steve Kerr
Season 2019-201990-91
Team New Orleans PelicansCleveland Cavaliers
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:+6+16.2+7.0+1.0+4.4+5.5+4.7+0.9+0.5-2.4-1.1+2.7+7.0+.041+1.8+5.2+.077+0.1+0.3+.283
Steve Kerr 57 15.9 4.8 0.1 0.6 0.6 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.7 3.9 .444 0.5 1.1 .452 0.8 0.9 .849
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Steve Kerr played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Steve Kerr
Season 2020-211991-92
Team New Orleans PelicansCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+7+14.2+8.0+0.3+2.9+3.2+3.4+0.9+0.4-1.6-1.3+2.8+7.8+.097+2.4+6.8+.054+0.1+.052
Steve Kerr 48 17.6 6.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.6 2.5 4.9 .511 0.7 1.5 .432 0.9 1.1 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Steve Kerr 12 12.4 3.7 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.4 .439 0.3 0.9 .273 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Steve Kerr
Season 2021-221992-93
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+17+25.3+10.4+0.9+3.6+4.5+3.8+1.6+0.9-1.8-1.7+3.6+8.6+.011+3.0+6.9+.192+0.2+0.3+.167
Steve Kerr 52 9.3 2.6 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.3 .434 0.1 0.5 .231 0.4 0.5 .917
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Steve Kerr played in the postseason in their season 5

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

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Steve Kerr
Season 2024-251993-94
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+47+2.6+1.0+0.4+1.4+1.8+0.7+0.4+0.5-0.5-0.4+1.0+0.1+.131+1.3+4.1+.075+0.4+0.4+.041
Steve Kerr 82 24.8 8.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.6 0.9 0.0 0.7 1.2 3.5 7.0 .497 0.6 1.5 .419 1.0 1.2 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Steve Kerr 10 18.6 3.5 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.1 1.3 1.3 3.6 .361 0.6 1.6 .375 0.3 0.3 1.000

Additional Years

* Steve Kerr played 9 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 15, from 1995 to 2003—Steve Kerr played in 8 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships.

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