LaMelo Ball vs. Gary Brokaw Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Brokaw 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 Gary Brokaw both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Gary Brokaw had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Gary Brokaw 4 2 1974-75 to 1977-78

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Gary Brokaw
Season 2020-211974-75
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Gary Brokaw 73 22.5 8.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.0 0.4 0.2 - 2.4 3.2 7.0 .455 - - - 1.7 2.5 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Brokaw ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Gary Brokaw
Season 2021-221975-76
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 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
Gary Brokaw 75 19.6 8.4 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.3 0.5 0.2 - 1.8 3.2 6.9 .457 - - - 2.1 3.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Brokaw 3 36.0 21.0 0.0 3.7 3.7 8.0 1.0 1.0 - 3.3 7.7 12.3 .622 - - - 5.7 6.0 .944

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Gary Brokaw
Season 2022-231976-77
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 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
Gary Brokaw 80 18.6 8.1 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.9 0.5 0.5 - 2.1 3.0 7.1 .429 - - - 2.0 2.7 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Brokaw 3 14.7 6.7 1.0 0.3 1.3 4.0 0.7 0.3 - 2.3 3.0 6.3 .474 - - - 0.7 2.0 .333

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Gary Brokaw
Season 2023-241977-78
Team Charlotte HornetsBuffalo Braves
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
Gary Brokaw 13 10.0 4.2 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.4 3.3 .419 - - - 1.4 1.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Brokaw ------- --- ----------
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