LaMelo Ball vs. Andrew Lang Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Lang and LaMelo 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

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.

LaMelo Ball played 4 years in the NBA, 8 less than Andrew Lang, who played 12. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Andrew Lang 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 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
LaMelo Ball 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24
Andrew Lang 12 6 1988-89 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season 2020-211988-89
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 51 28.8 15.7 1.2 4.7 5.9 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.8 2.7 5.7 13.2 .436 1.8 5.1 .352 2.5 3.2 .758
Andrew Lang 62 8.5 2.6 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.0 1.9 .513 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .650
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 4 2.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season 2021-221989-90
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 75 32.3 20.1 1.4 5.2 6.7 7.6 1.6 0.4 3.3 3.2 7.2 16.7 .429 2.9 7.5 .389 2.8 3.2 .872
Andrew Lang 74 13.7 3.5 1.1 2.5 3.7 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.6 2.3 1.3 2.4 .557 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 12 7.8 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.4 1.4 0.5 0.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .571

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season 2022-231990-91
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 %
LaMelo Ball 36 35.2 23.3 1.2 5.3 6.4 8.4 1.3 0.3 3.6 3.3 8.2 20.0 .411 4.0 10.6 .376 2.8 3.4 .836
Andrew Lang 63 18.3 4.9 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.4 0.3 2.0 0.7 2.7 1.7 3.0 .577 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 4 13.8 6.5 1.0 3.5 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.3 .824

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season 2023-241991-92
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 %
LaMelo Ball 22 32.3 23.9 1.3 3.8 5.1 8.0 1.8 0.2 3.8 3.6 8.3 19.2 .433 3.2 9.0 .355 4.1 4.7 .865
Andrew Lang 81 24.3 7.7 2.1 4.6 6.7 0.5 0.6 2.5 1.1 3.8 3.1 5.9 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 8 24.0 5.6 1.9 2.1 4.0 0.3 0.4 1.9 1.0 4.1 1.9 5.0 .375 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.4 .789

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season -1992-93
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 73 25.5 5.3 1.9 4.1 6.0 1.1 0.6 1.9 1.2 3.6 2.0 4.8 .425 0.0 0.1 .200 1.2 1.6 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season -1993-94
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost East 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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 82 19.6 6.1 1.5 2.3 3.8 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.3 2.6 5.6 .469 0.0 0.0 .250 0.9 1.3 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 11 21.3 6.8 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.4 3.2 2.6 5.7 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.0 .773

Season 7
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season -1994-95
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost East 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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 82 28.5 9.7 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.3 3.3 3.9 8.3 .473 0.0 0.0 .667 1.9 2.3 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 3 33.7 10.3 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 2.0 4.0 4.0 9.3 .429 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 8
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season -1995-96
Team -Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves
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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 71 33.3 11.7 2.2 4.3 6.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 11.1 .447 0.0 0.1 .200 1.8 2.2 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------

Season 9
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season -1996-97
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 52 23.0 5.3 1.8 3.5 5.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.2 4.8 .464 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------

Season 10
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season -1997-98
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 57 12.1 2.7 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.8 0.9 2.5 .378 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------

Season 11
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season -1998-99
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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 21 18.4 3.8 1.6 2.9 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.0 1.5 4.7 .323 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------

Season 12
LaMelo Ball Andrew Lang
Season -1999-00
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 19 12.8 3.1 0.8 2.3 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.5 3.4 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .429
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------
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