LaMelo Ball vs. Gary Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Neal 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, 3 less than Gary Neal, who played 7. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Gary Neal had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 Neal 7 4 2010-11 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Gary Neal
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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 Neal 80 21.1 9.8 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.2 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.9 3.6 7.9 .451 1.6 3.9 .419 1.1 1.3 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 6 18.5 7.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.8 2.8 7.7 .370 0.8 3.2 .263 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Gary Neal
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 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 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 Neal 56 21.5 9.9 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.1 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.3 3.8 8.7 .436 1.5 3.5 .419 0.9 1.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 14 15.5 7.5 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.8 5.9 .476 1.1 2.6 .444 0.8 0.9 .846

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Gary Neal
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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 Neal 68 21.8 9.5 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.9 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.4 3.6 8.8 .412 1.3 3.7 .355 0.9 1.1 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 21 18.6 6.8 0.0 2.1 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 1.6 2.5 6.4 .385 1.1 3.1 .348 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Gary Neal
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBobcats 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
Gary Neal 52 21.4 10.5 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.6 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.3 3.7 9.1 .410 1.3 3.5 .378 1.8 2.0 .895
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 4 26.0 11.3 0.8 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.3 4.5 12.8 .353 1.0 4.5 .222 1.3 1.8 .714

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Gary Neal
Season -2014-15
Team -Charlotte Hornets, Minnesota Timberwolves
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 ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 54 22.1 10.1 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.9 0.4 0.0 1.2 1.6 3.5 9.3 .374 0.9 3.0 .305 2.2 2.5 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Gary Neal
Season -2015-16
Team -Washington Wizards
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 ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 40 20.2 9.8 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.4 3.8 8.1 .465 1.0 2.5 .410 1.2 1.4 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 7
LaMelo Ball Gary Neal
Season -2016-17
Team -Atlanta Hawks
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 ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 2 9.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 3.5 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------
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