LaMelo Ball vs. Mario West Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mario West 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 Mario West both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Mario West had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Mario West 4 3 2007-08 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Mario West
Season 2020-212007-08
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Mario West 64 4.2 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.3 0.8 .429 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mario West 6 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 .000

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Mario West
Season 2021-222008-09
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Mario West 53 5.1 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.6 .412 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.3 0.6 .467
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mario West 11 4.2 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.9 .200 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.4 .250

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Mario West
Season 2022-232009-10
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Mario West 39 3.6 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.5 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mario West 7 2.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.4 0.6 .750 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Mario West
Season 2023-242010-11
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Jersey Nets
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
Mario West 6 19.3 3.7 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.2 0.0 0.3 2.2 1.5 3.5 .429 0.2 0.7 .250 0.5 0.8 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mario West ------- --- ----------
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