spherical vs ball-shaped

spherical and ball-shaped both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spherical	No	Yes	No	No
ball-shaped	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, spherical and ball-shaped are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of spherical include global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric.

spherical (adjective)	ball-shaped (adjective)
of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere	having the shape of a sphere or ball
having the shape of a sphere or ball