Lonzo Ball vs. Zeke Nnaji Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zeke Nnaji 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 played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Zeke Nnaji, who played 4. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Zeke Nnaji had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Zeke Nnaji 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Zeke Nnaji
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Zeke Nnaji 42 9.5 3.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.5 .481 0.6 1.4 .407 0.3 0.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 5 3.6 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.6 .500 0.6 1.4 .429 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Zeke Nnaji
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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
Zeke Nnaji 41 17.0 6.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.9 2.3 4.5 .516 0.9 2.0 .463 1.0 1.6 .631
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 2 4.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Zeke Nnaji
Season 2019-202022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Zeke Nnaji 53 13.7 5.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.0 2.1 3.7 .561 0.3 1.2 .262 0.8 1.2 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 5 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Zeke Nnaji
Season 2020-212023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets TBD
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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
Zeke Nnaji 58 9.9 3.2 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.4 1.2 2.6 .463 0.1 0.4 .261 0.7 1.1 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 2 4.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Zeke Nnaji
Season 2021-22-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 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
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------
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