Ray Allen vs. Lonzo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lonzo Ball and Ray Allen, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Ray Allen played 18 years in the NBA, 12 more than Lonzo Ball, who played 6. Ray Allen had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Lonzo Ball had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Ray Allen 18 11 1996-97 to 2013-14
Lonzo Ball 6 0 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ray Allen Lonzo Ball
Season 1996-972017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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%
Ray Allen 82 30.9 13.4 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.6 0.9 0.1 1.8 2.7 4.8 11.1 .430 1.4 3.6 .393 2.5 3.0 .823
difference:+30+3.3+3.2+0.1+2.8+2.9+4.6+0.8+0.7-0.8-0.4+0.9+0.3+.070+0.3+2.1+.088+1.9+1.6+.372
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ray Allen nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Ray Allen Lonzo Ball
Season 1997-982018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Ray Allen 82 40.1 19.5 1.5 3.4 4.9 4.3 1.4 0.1 3.2 3.0 6.9 16.0 .428 1.6 4.5 .364 4.2 4.8 .875
difference:+35+9.8+9.6+0.4+0.8+0.4+1.1+0.1+0.3-1.0-0.6+3.0+6.3+.022+0.4+.035+3.8+3.8+.458
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ray Allen nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Ray Allen Lonzo Ball
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Ray Allen 50 34.4 17.1 1.1 3.1 4.2 3.6 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.3 6.1 13.5 .450 1.5 4.2 .356 3.5 3.9 .903
difference:+13+2.3+5.3+1.9+1.9+3.4+0.3+0.5-0.7-0.3+1.7+2.6+.047+0.8+2.1+.019+2.8+2.7+.337
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ray Allen 3 40.0 22.3 2.7 4.7 7.3 4.3 1.0 0.3 3.7 3.0 8.3 15.7 .532 3.0 6.3 .474 2.7 4.3 .615
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Ray Allen Lonzo Ball
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Ray Allen 82 37.4 22.1 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.8 1.3 0.2 2.2 2.3 7.8 17.2 .455 2.1 5.0 .423 4.3 4.9 .887
difference:+27+5.6+7.5+0.4+0.8+0.4+1.9+0.2+0.4-0.4+2.5+4.5+.041+1.0+3.3+.045+3.4+3.7+.106
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ray Allen 5 37.4 22.0 2.0 4.6 6.6 2.6 1.6 0.0 1.8 2.0 8.0 18.0 .444 2.0 5.2 .385 4.0 4.4 .909
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Ray Allen Lonzo Ball
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Ray Allen 82 38.2 22.0 1.2 4.0 5.2 4.6 1.5 0.2 2.5 2.3 7.7 16.0 .480 2.5 5.7 .433 4.2 4.8 .888
difference:+47+3.6+9.0+0.2+0.4+0.2+0.5+0.3+0.7-0.2-0.1+3.1+5.1+.057+0.6+1.7+.010+3.6+4.0+.138
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ray Allen 18 42.7 25.1 1.1 3.1 4.1 6.0 1.3 0.6 2.4 2.4 8.8 18.4 .477 3.2 6.6 .479 4.4 4.8 .919
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------

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

Season 6
Ray Allen Lonzo Ball
Season 2001-022024-25
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Ray Allen 69 36.6 21.8 1.2 3.3 4.5 3.9 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.3 7.7 16.6 .462 3.3 7.7 .434 3.1 3.6 .873
difference:+34+14.4+14.2+0.5+0.6+1.1+0.6+0.2-1.1-0.7+5.2+9.7+.096+1.4+2.1+.090+2.5+2.8+.058
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ray Allen nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Ray Allen played 12 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2003 to 2014—Ray Allen played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Lonzo Ball, Ray Allen got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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