LaMelo Ball vs. Tim Bassett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Bassett 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 Tim Bassett both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Tim Bassett had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Tim Bassett 4 2 1976-77 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Tim Bassett
Season 2020-211976-77
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Tim Bassett 76 32.1 9.0 2.3 6.1 8.4 1.4 1.3 0.7 - 3.2 3.9 9.7 .396 - - - 1.3 2.3 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Tim Bassett ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Tim Bassett
Season 2021-221977-78
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Jersey Nets
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
Tim Bassett 65 22.7 5.4 2.2 4.0 6.2 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.2 2.8 2.3 5.9 .388 - - - 0.8 1.5 .515
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Tim Bassett ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Tim Bassett
Season 2022-231978-79
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Tim Bassett 82 18.4 3.9 2.1 3.0 5.1 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.7 1.4 3.8 .371 - - - 1.1 1.6 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Tim Bassett 2 8.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 1.0 2.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Tim Bassett
Season 2023-241979-80
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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
Tim Bassett 12 13.7 2.8 0.9 1.8 2.8 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.0 2.8 .353 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Tim Bassett 3 6.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.3 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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