LaMelo Ball vs. Cedi Osman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cedi Osman 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 / 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.

LaMelo Ball played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Cedi Osman, who played 7. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Cedi Osman 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 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
Cedi Osman 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Cedi Osman
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA 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
Cedi Osman 61 11.0 3.9 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.3 1.5 3.0 .484 0.5 1.4 .368 0.4 0.8 .565
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Cedi Osman 14 4.4 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.3 .333 0.1 0.5 .143 0.1 0.3 .250

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Cedi Osman
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Cedi Osman 76 32.2 13.0 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.6 4.7 11.1 .427 1.7 4.9 .348 1.9 2.4 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Cedi Osman ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Cedi Osman
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Cedi Osman 65 29.4 11.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.5 4.1 9.4 .437 1.9 4.9 .383 1.0 1.4 .670
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Cedi Osman ------- --- ----------

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Cedi Osman
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Cedi Osman 59 25.6 10.4 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.9 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.0 3.7 9.9 .374 1.7 5.5 .306 1.3 1.6 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Cedi Osman ------- --- ----------

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Cedi Osman
Season -2021-22
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Cedi Osman 66 22.2 10.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.0 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.9 3.7 8.7 .432 1.9 5.4 .357 1.3 2.0 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Cedi Osman ------- --- ----------

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Cedi Osman
Season -2022-23
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 ------- --- ----------
Cedi Osman 77 20.1 8.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.6 3.1 6.9 .451 1.5 4.1 .372 1.0 1.4 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Cedi Osman 5 18.6 6.0 0.2 2.8 3.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.4 1.8 5.0 .360 1.2 4.0 .300 1.2 1.8 .667

Season 7
LaMelo Ball Cedi Osman
Season -2023-24
Team -San Antonio Spurs
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 ------- --- ----------
Cedi Osman 72 17.6 6.8 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.5 2.6 5.3 .479 1.2 3.1 .389 0.5 0.7 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Cedi Osman ------- --- ----------
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