LaMelo Ball vs. Felipe Lopez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Felipe Lopez 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 and Felipe Lopez both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Felipe Lopez had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Felipe Lopez 4 2 1998-99 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Felipe Lopez
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Charlotte HornetsVancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Felipe Lopez 47 25.9 9.3 1.5 2.1 3.5 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 2.7 3.6 8.1 .446 0.3 0.9 .273 1.9 2.9 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Felipe Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Felipe Lopez
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Charlotte HornetsVancouver Grizzlies
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
Felipe Lopez 65 12.0 4.5 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.4 1.7 4.0 .425 0.0 0.3 .167 1.0 1.7 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Felipe Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Felipe Lopez
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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
Felipe Lopez 70 22.4 7.9 0.8 2.6 3.3 1.5 0.9 0.4 1.2 2.2 3.0 6.8 .441 0.3 0.7 .365 1.6 2.2 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Felipe Lopez 4 14.0 4.3 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 5.5 .318 0.3 1.3 .200 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Felipe Lopez
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 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
Felipe Lopez 67 8.7 2.5 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.9 2.3 .378 0.2 0.5 .424 0.6 0.8 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Felipe Lopez 3 10.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 0.3 1.3 .250 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.7 .500
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