Lonzo Ball vs. Dave Stallworth Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Stallworth 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

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 less than Dave Stallworth, who played 8. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Dave Stallworth had his rookie season in 1965-66. 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
Dave Stallworth 8 4 1965-66 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Dave Stallworth
Season 2017-181965-66
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
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
Dave Stallworth 80 23.7 12.6 - - 6.2 2.3 - - - 3.0 4.7 10.3 .455 - - - 3.2 4.7 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Dave Stallworth
Season 2018-191966-67
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
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 %
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
Dave Stallworth 76 24.9 13.0 - - 6.2 1.9 - - - 3.0 5.0 10.7 .466 - - - 3.0 4.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth ------- --- ----------

Note: Dave Stallworth didn't play in 1967-68 and 1968-69.

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Dave Stallworth
Season 2019-201969-70
Team New Orleans PelicansNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Dave Stallworth 82 16.8 7.8 - - 3.9 1.7 - - - 2.4 2.9 6.8 .429 - - - 2.0 2.7 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth 19 14.5 7.2 - - 4.1 1.1 - - - 1.8 3.2 7.0 .459 - - - 0.8 0.8 .938

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Dave Stallworth
Season 2020-211970-71
Team New Orleans PelicansNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East 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 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
Dave Stallworth 81 19.3 9.4 - - 4.3 1.3 - - - 2.2 3.6 8.5 .431 - - - 2.1 2.8 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth 12 15.4 5.3 - - 3.5 0.8 - - - 2.3 1.5 5.7 .265 - - - 2.3 3.3 .718

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Dave Stallworth
Season 2021-221971-72
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 %
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
Dave Stallworth 78 26.2 10.6 - - 5.6 2.0 - - - 2.8 4.3 10.0 .432 - - - 1.9 2.4 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth 6 17.5 5.5 - - 2.5 0.8 - - - 2.3 2.0 4.7 .429 - - - 1.5 2.2 .692

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Dave Stallworth
Season -1972-73
Team -Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East 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 %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth 73 16.7 6.0 - - 3.2 1.5 - - - 1.9 2.5 6.0 .414 - - - 1.1 1.4 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth 3 4.7 0.7 - - 1.0 0.3 - - - 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Lonzo Ball Dave Stallworth
Season -1973-74
Team -Capital Bullets
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 ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth 45 10.2 4.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.6 0.6 0.1 - 1.4 1.7 4.2 .401 - - - 1.0 1.2 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Lonzo Ball Dave Stallworth
Season -1974-75
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth 7 8.1 1.4 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 - 1.4 0.7 2.6 .278 - - - 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 ------- --- ----------
Dave Stallworth ------- --- ----------
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