LaMelo Ball vs. Anthony Bonner Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Bonner 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.
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, 2 less than Anthony Bonner, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Anthony Bonner had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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 |
| Anthony Bonner |
6 |
3 |
1990-91 to 1995-96 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
LaMelo Ball |
Anthony Bonner |
| Season |
2020-21 | 1990-91 |
| Team |
Charlotte Hornets | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
| Anthony Bonner |
34 |
22.1 |
7.4 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
.448 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.579 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Bonner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Anthony Bonner |
79 |
28.9 |
9.4 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
.627 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Bonner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Anthony Bonner |
70 |
25.2 |
8.6 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
.461 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.593 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Bonner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Anthony Bonner |
73 |
19.2 |
5.1 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
3.9 |
.563 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.4 |
.476 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Bonner |
13 |
9.1 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.538 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Bonner |
58 |
19.4 |
3.8 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.657 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Bonner |
6 |
6.3 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Bonner |
4 |
10.8 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.429 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Bonner |
4 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |