LaMelo Ball vs. Ira Newble Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ira Newble 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, 4 less than Ira Newble, who played 8. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ira Newble had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
Ira Newble 8 3 2000-01 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Ira Newble
Season 2020-212000-01
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
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
Ira Newble 27 6.8 2.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.8 2.0 .382 0.1 0.3 .444 0.3 0.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Ira Newble
Season 2021-222001-02
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
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
Ira Newble 42 30.3 8.0 1.9 3.4 5.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.8 3.1 6.3 .498 0.0 0.2 .143 1.8 2.1 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Ira Newble
Season 2022-232002-03
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
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
Ira Newble 73 26.5 7.7 1.2 2.5 3.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.9 2.4 3.2 6.4 .495 0.4 1.2 .381 1.0 1.2 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble ------- --- ----------

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Ira Newble
Season 2023-242003-04
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
Ira Newble 64 19.5 4.0 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.7 1.7 4.3 .391 0.0 0.3 .105 0.6 0.7 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble ------- --- ----------

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Ira Newble
Season -2004-05
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 ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble 74 24.8 5.9 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.5 5.7 .429 0.3 0.7 .358 0.7 0.9 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble ------- --- ----------

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Ira Newble
Season -2005-06
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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 ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble 36 9.8 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.3 0.5 1.6 .298 0.1 0.4 .231 0.3 0.4 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble 5 2.2 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 1.000 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
LaMelo Ball Ira Newble
Season -2006-07
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble 15 8.6 3.1 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.1 1.1 2.5 .432 0.5 1.0 .533 0.4 0.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble 6 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
LaMelo Ball Ira Newble
Season -2007-08
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble 49 14.2 3.8 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.6 3.6 .437 0.3 1.0 .327 0.4 0.5 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ira Newble 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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