Lonzo Ball vs. Patrick McCaw Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Patrick McCaw 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 and Patrick McCaw both played 5 years in the NBA. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Patrick McCaw 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
Patrick McCaw 5 3 2016-17 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lonzo Ball Patrick McCaw
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 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
Patrick McCaw 71 15.1 4.0 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.5 3.5 .433 0.6 1.7 .333 0.4 0.5 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Patrick McCaw 15 12.1 4.1 0.7 1.5 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.4 3.2 .438 0.5 1.5 .348 0.7 0.9 .846

Season 2

Lonzo Ball Patrick McCaw
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
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 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
Patrick McCaw 57 16.9 4.0 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.6 3.9 .409 0.3 1.4 .238 0.5 0.6 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Patrick McCaw 6 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3

Lonzo Ball Patrick McCaw
Season 2019-202018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansCleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors
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
Patrick McCaw 29 13.7 2.6 0.2 1.4 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.6 1.3 0.9 2.2 .413 0.3 1.0 .321 0.4 0.5 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Patrick McCaw 11 4.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 .200 0.1 0.3 .333 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 4

Lonzo Ball Patrick McCaw
Season 2020-212019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansToronto Raptors
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 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
Patrick McCaw 37 24.5 4.6 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.1 1.1 0.1 0.8 1.6 1.8 4.4 .414 0.6 1.9 .324 0.4 0.5 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Patrick McCaw ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Lonzo Ball Patrick McCaw
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
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 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
Patrick McCaw 5 6.6 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lonzo Ball ------- --- ----------
Patrick McCaw ------- --- ----------