Lonzo Ball vs. Chinanu Onuaku Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chinanu Onuaku and Lonzo 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 / Games against each other

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.

Lonzo Ball played 5 years in the NBA, 3 more than Chinanu Onuaku, who played 2. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Chinanu Onuaku had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Lonzo Ball 5 0 2017-18 to 2021-22
Chinanu Onuaku 2 1 2016-17 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Chinanu Onuaku
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Lonzo Ball 52 34.2 10.2 1.3 5.6 6.9 7.2 1.7 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.9 10.8 .360 1.7 5.7 .305 0.6 1.4 .451
Chinanu Onuaku 5 10.4 2.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.4 .714 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chinanu Onuaku ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Chinanu Onuaku
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Lonzo Ball 47 30.3 9.9 1.1 4.2 5.3 5.4 1.5 0.4 2.2 2.4 3.9 9.7 .406 1.6 4.9 .329 0.4 1.0 .417
Chinanu Onuaku 1 22.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 .400 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 %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chinanu Onuaku 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Chinanu Onuaku
Season 2019-20-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Lonzo Ball 63 32.1 11.8 1.1 5.0 6.1 7.0 1.4 0.6 3.1 2.0 4.4 10.9 .403 2.3 6.3 .375 0.7 1.2 .566
Chinanu Onuaku ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chinanu Onuaku ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Chinanu Onuaku
Season 2020-21-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Lonzo Ball 55 31.8 14.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.7 1.5 0.6 2.2 1.9 5.3 12.7 .414 3.1 8.3 .378 0.9 1.2 .781
Chinanu Onuaku ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chinanu Onuaku ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Chinanu Onuaku
Season 2021-22-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Lonzo Ball 35 34.6 13.0 1.0 4.4 5.4 5.1 1.8 0.9 2.3 2.4 4.6 10.9 .423 3.1 7.4 .423 0.6 0.8 .750
Chinanu Onuaku ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chinanu Onuaku ------- --- ----------
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