LaMelo Ball vs. Shaler Halimon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaler Halimon 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 Shaler Halimon both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Shaler Halimon had his rookie season in 1968-69. 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
Shaler Halimon 4 2 1968-69 to 1971-72

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Shaler Halimon
Season 2020-211968-69
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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
Shaler Halimon 50 7.0 3.7 - - 1.7 0.4 - - - 0.7 1.8 3.9 .449 - - - 0.2 0.6 .313
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Shaler Halimon 1 2.0 2.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Shaler Halimon
Season 2021-221969-70
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div 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
Shaler Halimon 38 13.6 6.3 - - 1.8 1.8 - - - 1.5 2.5 6.4 .393 - - - 1.3 1.9 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Shaler Halimon 5 21.2 8.8 - - 4.0 3.6 - - - 2.6 4.2 12.2 .344 - - - 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Shaler Halimon
Season 2022-231970-71
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers
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
Shaler Halimon 81 20.4 8.8 - - 5.1 2.7 - - - 2.3 3.7 9.7 .384 - - - 1.3 2.0 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Shaler Halimon ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Shaler Halimon
Season 2023-241971-72
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
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
Shaler Halimon 1 4.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Shaler Halimon ------- --- ----------