LaMelo Ball vs. Nate Hawthorne Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Hawthorne 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, 1 more than Nate Hawthorne, who played 3. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Nate Hawthorne had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Nate Hawthorne 3 2 1973-74 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Nate Hawthorne
Season 2020-211973-74
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Nate Hawthorne 33 6.9 3.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.2 - 1.0 1.2 2.8 .409 - - - 0.9 1.5 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nate Hawthorne 3 4.7 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 - 0.0 0.3 2.3 .143 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Nate Hawthorne
Season 2021-221974-75
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
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
Nate Hawthorne 50 12.4 5.9 0.7 1.2 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 - 1.9 2.4 5.7 .411 - - - 1.2 1.9 .649
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nate Hawthorne ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Nate Hawthorne
Season 2022-231975-76
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 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
Nate Hawthorne 79 14.5 6.1 1.1 1.6 2.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 - 1.9 2.3 5.4 .430 - - - 1.5 2.2 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nate Hawthorne 15 5.4 1.7 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 - 1.3 0.6 1.7 .346 - - - 0.5 0.7 .727

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Nate Hawthorne
Season 2023-24-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 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
Nate Hawthorne ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nate Hawthorne ------- --- ----------
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