Shandon Anderson vs. LaMelo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaMelo Ball and Shandon Anderson, 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.

Shandon Anderson played 10 years in the NBA, 6 more than LaMelo Ball, who played 4. Shandon Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while LaMelo Ball had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Shandon Anderson 10 6 1996-97 to 2005-06
LaMelo Ball 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Shandon Anderson LaMelo Ball
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Shandon Anderson 65 16.4 5.9 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.7 2.3 4.9 .462 0.4 0.7 .511 1.0 1.5 .687
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shandon Anderson 18 16.4 4.6 1.1 1.6 2.7 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.6 1.6 3.7 .439 0.3 0.7 .417 1.1 1.6 .714
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Shandon Anderson LaMelo Ball
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Shandon Anderson 82 19.5 8.3 1.0 1.7 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.2 1.1 1.8 3.3 6.1 .538 0.1 0.4 .219 1.7 2.3 .735
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shandon Anderson 20 18.9 6.7 1.3 1.9 3.2 1.0 0.3 0.1 1.5 1.5 2.7 5.2 .515 0.2 0.6 .273 1.3 1.9 .676
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Shandon Anderson LaMelo Ball
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Shandon Anderson 50 21.4 8.5 1.0 1.7 2.6 1.1 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.8 3.2 7.3 .446 0.3 0.8 .341 1.8 2.5 .712
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shandon Anderson 11 27.0 9.5 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.3 3.1 3.4 7.0 .481 0.5 1.3 .429 2.2 3.1 .706
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Shandon Anderson LaMelo Ball
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets
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 %
Shandon Anderson 82 32.9 12.3 1.1 3.6 4.7 2.9 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.2 4.5 9.5 .473 1.0 2.7 .351 2.4 3.1 .767
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shandon Anderson ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Shandon Anderson LaMelo Ball
Season 2000-01-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Shandon Anderson 82 29.2 8.7 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.3 1.0 0.5 1.6 2.5 3.2 7.2 .446 0.6 2.1 .271 1.7 2.3 .734
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shandon Anderson ------- --- ----------
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Season 6

Shandon Anderson LaMelo Ball
Season 2001-02-
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 %
Shandon Anderson 82 19.5 5.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.6 1.8 4.5 .399 0.5 1.7 .277 0.9 1.3 .692
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shandon Anderson ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Shandon Anderson LaMelo Ball
Season 2002-03-
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 %
Shandon Anderson 82 21.1 8.4 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.1 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.2 3.0 6.5 .462 0.6 1.7 .371 1.7 2.3 .732
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shandon Anderson ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Shandon Anderson LaMelo Ball
Season 2003-04-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Shandon Anderson 80 24.7 7.9 0.7 2.1 2.8 1.5 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.3 3.0 7.1 .422 0.5 1.6 .281 1.5 2.0 .764
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shandon Anderson 4 29.0 4.3 1.3 1.0 2.3 2.8 1.0 0.3 2.0 4.8 1.8 6.8 .259 0.5 1.8 .286 0.3 0.5 .500
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Shandon Anderson LaMelo Ball
Season 2004-05-
Team New York Knicks, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Shandon Anderson 66 17.7 3.9 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.1 1.5 3.3 .452 0.1 0.4 .172 0.8 1.0 .818
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shandon Anderson 8 12.0 1.0 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.4 1.5 .250 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Shandon Anderson LaMelo Ball
Season 2005-06-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
Shandon Anderson 48 13.3 2.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.6 1.1 2.6 .429 0.1 0.4 .263 0.3 0.4 .722
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shandon Anderson 13 6.9 1.0 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 1.0 .308 0.1 0.2 .333 0.3 0.5 .667
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------