LaMelo Ball vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald 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
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Ben McDonald 17

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 1

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)