Kostas Papanikolaou vs. Kel'el Ware Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kel'el Ware and Kostas Papanikolaou that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Kel'el Ware: 2024-25 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Kel'el Ware 0

NBA Seasons Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Kel'el Ware 2

Playoffs Played Kostas Papanikolaou 1 Kel'el Ware 1

All-Star Games Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Kel'el Ware 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6 Kel'el Ware 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3 Kel'el Ware 8.2

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5 Kel'el Ware 0.8

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6 Kel'el Ware 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Kel'el Ware 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 249 Kel'el Ware 877

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 158 Kel'el Ware 726

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 101 Kel'el Ware 74

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 42 Kel'el Ware 63

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 18 Kel'el Ware 104

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 69 Kel'el Ware 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .354 Kel'el Ware .549

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .297 Kel'el Ware .351

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .688 Kel'el Ware .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015) Kel'el Ware 11.3 (2026)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015) Kel'el Ware 10.1 (2026)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015) Kel'el Ware 0.9 (2025)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015) Kel'el Ware 1.0 (2026)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Kel'el Ware 1.3 (2026)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 Kel'el Ware 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Kel'el Ware 4.8

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Kel'el Ware 1.0

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Kel'el Ware 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Kel'el Ware 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 3 Kel'el Ware 19

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Kel'el Ware 19

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Kel'el Ware 4

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Kel'el Ware 1

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Kel'el Ware 2

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 8 Kel'el Ware 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .250 Kel'el Ware .444

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .000 Kel'el Ware .273

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .500 Kel'el Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015) Kel'el Ware 4.8 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Kel'el Ware 4.8 (2025)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Kel'el Ware 1.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Kel'el Ware 0.3 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Kel'el Ware 0.5 (2025)