LaMelo Ball vs. James Silas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Silas 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.
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 James Silas, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while James Silas had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 |
| James Silas |
6 |
4 |
1976-77 to 1981-82 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
LaMelo Ball |
James Silas |
| Season |
2020-21 | 1976-77 |
| Team |
Charlotte Hornets | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
| James Silas |
22 |
16.2 |
9.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
- |
1.6 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
.430 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
4.9 |
.813 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Silas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| James Silas |
37 |
8.4 |
3.9 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.822 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Silas |
3 |
6.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
.300 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
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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 |
| James Silas |
79 |
27.5 |
16.0 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
11.7 |
.505 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.831 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Silas |
14 |
33.9 |
19.1 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
15.4 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.7 |
.788 |
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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 |
| James Silas |
77 |
29.8 |
17.7 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
13.0 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
.887 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Silas |
3 |
30.0 |
14.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
5.3 |
12.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
3.7 |
1.000 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Silas |
75 |
27.4 |
17.7 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
13.3 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
.850 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Silas |
7 |
23.0 |
11.4 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
9.9 |
.391 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
4.6 |
.813 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Silas |
67 |
21.6 |
11.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
8.6 |
.438 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
.860 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Silas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |