LaMelo Ball vs. Randolph Keys Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Randolph Keys 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, 1 less than Randolph Keys, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Randolph Keys had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5
Rookie Season
	LaMelo Ball	Randolph Keys
Season	2020-21	1988-89
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers 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
Randolph Keys	42	7.9	4.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.2	1.8	4.1	.430	0.0	0.2	.100	0.5	0.7	.690
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Randolph Keys	1	12.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Season 2
	LaMelo Ball	Randolph Keys
Season	2021-22	1989-90
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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	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
Randolph Keys	80	20.2	8.8	1.3	1.9	3.2	1.1	0.9	0.1	1.1	2.8	3.7	8.5	.432	0.2	0.5	.326	1.3	1.8	.721
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Randolph Keys	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Randolph Keys didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.