LaMelo Ball vs. Mark Madsen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Madsen 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, 5 less than Mark Madsen, who played 9. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Mark Madsen 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
Mark Madsen 9 4 2000-01 to 2008-09

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Mark Madsen
Season 2020-212000-01
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Mark Madsen 70 9.2 2.0 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.6 0.8 1.6 .487 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.4 0.5 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen 13 3.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.0 .077 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .600

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Mark Madsen
Season 2021-222001-02
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Mark Madsen 59 11.0 2.8 1.5 1.2 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.8 1.1 2.5 .452 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.9 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen 7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Mark Madsen
Season 2022-232002-03
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West 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
Mark Madsen 54 14.5 3.2 1.6 1.4 2.9 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.1 1.3 3.0 .423 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen 12 13.9 2.8 1.2 1.2 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.7 1.1 2.6 .419 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.3 .438

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Mark Madsen
Season 2023-242003-04
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 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
Mark Madsen 72 17.3 3.6 1.9 1.9 3.8 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.4 1.4 2.8 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.6 .483
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen 17 13.2 2.8 1.6 1.8 3.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.5 1.0 1.9 .531 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.7 .448

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Mark Madsen
Season -2004-05
Team -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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen 41 14.7 2.1 1.5 1.6 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.6 2.5 0.8 1.6 .515 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen ------- --- ----------

Season 6

LaMelo Ball Mark Madsen
Season -2005-06
Team -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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen 62 10.9 1.2 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.8 0.4 1.1 .409 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.8 .426
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen ------- --- ----------

Season 7

LaMelo Ball Mark Madsen
Season -2006-07
Team -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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen 56 8.4 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.8 0.4 0.8 .535 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .517
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen ------- --- ----------

Season 8

LaMelo Ball Mark Madsen
Season -2007-08
Team -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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen 20 7.6 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.3 0.2 1.0 .158 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .250
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen ------- --- ----------

Season 9

LaMelo Ball Mark Madsen
Season -2008-09
Team -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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen 19 6.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 .214 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Madsen ------- --- ----------