Trevor Ariza vs. Lonzo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lonzo Ball and Trevor Ariza, 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.

Trevor Ariza played 18 years in the NBA, 11 more than Lonzo Ball, who played 7. Trevor Ariza had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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
Trevor Ariza 18 10 2004-05 to 2021-22
Lonzo Ball 7 0 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Trevor Ariza Lonzo Ball
Season 2004-052017-18
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
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%
Trevor Ariza 80 17.3 5.9 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.2 4.9 .442 0.0 0.2 .231 1.5 2.2 .695
difference:+28+16.9+4.3+0.2+3.7+3.9+6.1+0.8+0.6-1.7-0.4+1.7+5.9+.082+1.7+5.5+.074+0.9+0.8+.244
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 Trevor Ariza nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Trevor Ariza Lonzo Ball
Season 2005-062018-19
Team New York Knicks, Orlando MagicLos 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%
Trevor Ariza 57 17.5 4.6 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.1 1.8 1.6 4.0 .412 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 2.2 .606
difference:+10+12.8+5.3+0.3+1.7+1.5+4.3+0.5+0.2-1.1-0.6+2.3+5.7+.006+1.6+4.8+.129+1.0+1.2+.189
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 Trevor Ariza nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Trevor Ariza Lonzo Ball
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Orlando MagicNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic 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%
Trevor Ariza 57 22.4 8.9 1.7 2.6 4.4 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.4 3.5 6.5 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.0 .620
difference:+6+9.7+2.9+0.6+2.4+1.7+5.9+0.4+0.3-1.6-0.4+0.9+4.4+.136+2.3+6.2+.375+1.2+1.8+.054
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%
Trevor Ariza 4 11.8 2.8 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 4.0 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .250
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Trevor Ariza Lonzo Ball
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Orlando Magic, Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Trevor Ariza 35 15.6 5.5 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.9 .507 0.1 0.5 .278 1.4 2.1 .653
difference:+20+16.2+9.1+0.3+2.0+1.7+4.4+0.6+0.3-1.5-0.6+3.3+8.8+.093+3.0+7.8+.100+0.5+0.9+.128
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%
Trevor Ariza 8 5.6 2.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.5 .583 0.1 0.5 .250 0.3 0.5 .500
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Trevor Ariza Lonzo Ball
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Trevor Ariza 82 24.4 8.9 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.8 1.7 0.3 1.1 2.0 3.3 7.3 .460 0.7 2.3 .319 1.5 2.1 .710
difference:+47+10.2+4.1+0.4+1.5+1.1+3.3+0.1+0.6-1.2-0.4+1.3+3.6+.037+2.4+5.1+.104+0.9+1.3+.040
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%
Trevor Ariza 23 31.4 11.3 1.0 3.3 4.2 2.3 1.6 0.4 1.7 3.2 4.0 8.0 .497 1.7 3.7 .476 1.6 2.8 .563
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------

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

Season 6
Trevor Ariza Lonzo Ball
Season 2009-102024-25
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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%
Trevor Ariza 72 36.5 14.9 1.1 4.5 5.6 3.8 1.8 0.6 2.2 2.3 5.5 13.9 .394 1.9 5.7 .334 2.1 3.2 .649
difference:+37+14.3+7.3+0.4+1.8+2.2+0.5+0.5+0.1-1.0-0.7+3.0+7.0+.028+0.1+.010+1.5+2.4+.166
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 Trevor Ariza nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Trevor Ariza Lonzo Ball
Season 2010-112025-26
Team New Orleans HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trevor Ariza 75 34.7 11.0 0.8 4.6 5.4 2.2 1.6 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.0 10.2 .398 1.1 3.6 .303 1.8 2.6 .701
difference:+59+11.1+5.1+0.1+1.2+1.0+2.9+0.6+0.1-0.3-0.5+2.1+3.8+.094+0.4+1.7+.021+1.3+1.8+.034
Lonzo Ball 16 23.6 5.9 0.9 3.4 4.4 5.1 1.0 0.3 1.9 1.9 1.9 6.4 .304 1.5 5.3 .282 0.5 0.8 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trevor Ariza 6 40.2 15.5 1.2 5.3 6.5 3.3 1.3 0.5 1.2 2.7 5.8 14.2 .412 1.2 3.5 .333 2.7 3.7 .727
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Trevor Ariza played 11 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2012 to 2022—Trevor Ariza played in 6 Playoffs.

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