LaMelo Ball vs. Alex Poythress Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Poythress and LaMelo Ball 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
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2024-25
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Alex Poythress 3

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Alex Poythress 0

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Alex Poythress 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Alex Poythress 3.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Alex Poythress 2.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Alex Poythress 0.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Alex Poythress 0.2

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Alex Poythress 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Alex Poythress 197

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Alex Poythress 122

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Alex Poythress 24

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Alex Poythress 10

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Alex Poythress 13

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Alex Poythress 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Alex Poythress .472

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Alex Poythress .358

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Alex Poythress .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Alex Poythress 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Alex Poythress -