LaMelo Ball vs. Freeman Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Freeman Williams 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, 2 less than Freeman Williams, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Freeman Williams had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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
Freeman Williams 6 1 1978-79 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Freeman Williams
Season 2020-211978-79
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Diego Clippers
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
Freeman Williams 72 16.6 10.4 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.2 4.7 9.5 .490 - - - 1.1 1.4 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Freeman Williams
Season 2021-221979-80
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Diego Clippers
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
Freeman Williams 82 25.8 18.6 1.3 1.1 2.3 2.0 0.9 0.1 2.1 1.8 7.9 16.4 .480 0.5 1.6 .328 2.4 2.9 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Freeman Williams
Season 2022-231980-81
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Diego Clippers
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
Freeman Williams 82 24.1 19.3 0.9 0.7 1.6 2.0 1.1 0.1 2.0 1.9 7.8 16.8 .465 0.6 1.7 .340 3.1 3.6 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Freeman Williams
Season 2023-241981-82
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Diego Clippers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Freeman Williams 60 16.6 12.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.4 0.5 0.0 1.8 1.7 4.6 10.4 .443 0.5 1.6 .298 2.3 2.8 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Freeman Williams
Season -1982-83
Team -Utah Jazz
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 ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams 18 11.7 5.1 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.7 2.0 5.6 .356 0.1 0.4 .286 1.0 1.4 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------

Note: Freeman Williams didn't play in 1983-84 and 1984-85.

Season 6

LaMelo Ball Freeman Williams
Season -1985-86
Team -Washington Bullets
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 ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams 9 12.2 7.7 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.1 2.8 7.4 .373 0.8 1.6 .500 1.3 1.9 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------