LaMelo Ball vs. Dante Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dante Cunningham 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
Dante Cunningham: 2009-10 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Dante Cunningham 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Dante Cunningham 10

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Dante Cunningham 4

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Dante Cunningham 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Dante Cunningham 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Dante Cunningham 5.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Dante Cunningham 3.7

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Dante Cunningham 0.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Dante Cunningham 0.6

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Dante Cunningham 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Dante Cunningham 4,133

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Dante Cunningham 2,676

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Dante Cunningham 506

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Dante Cunningham 459

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Dante Cunningham 336

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Dante Cunningham 715

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Dante Cunningham .469

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Dante Cunningham .345

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Dante Cunningham .649

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Dante Cunningham 8.7 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Dante Cunningham 5.1 (2013)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Dante Cunningham 1.1 (2013)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Dante Cunningham 0.7 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 2.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 2.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 0.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 0.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 58

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 48

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 2

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 9

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 6

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Dante Cunningham 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham .600

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham .667

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 5.3 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 4.5 (2015)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 0.5 (2015)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2015)