LaMelo Ball vs. Josh Davis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Davis 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 Josh Davis both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Josh Davis had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Josh Davis 4 1 2003-04 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Josh Davis
Season 2020-212003-04
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
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
Josh Davis 4 5.8 1.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.3 .400 0.0 0.5 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Josh Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Josh Davis
Season 2021-222004-05
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Josh Davis 42 7.8 2.8 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.6 .378 0.5 1.3 .358 0.3 0.4 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Josh Davis 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Josh Davis
Season 2022-232005-06
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns
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
Josh Davis 6 2.8 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.2 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.5 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Josh Davis ------- --- ----------

Note: Josh Davis didn't play in 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11.

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Josh Davis
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Charlotte HornetsMemphis Grizzlies
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
Josh Davis 15 8.7 1.9 1.1 0.7 1.8 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.7 1.8 .370 0.3 0.9 .308 0.3 0.5 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Josh Davis ------- --- ----------
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