LaMelo Ball vs. Ed Macauley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Macauley 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Ed Macauley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Macauley 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Ed Macauley 10

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Macauley 8

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Ed Macauley 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Macauley 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Macauley 4

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Ed Macauley 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Ed Macauley 17.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Ed Macauley 7.5 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Ed Macauley 3.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Ed Macauley 11,234

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Ed Macauley 4,325 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Ed Macauley 2,079

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Ed Macauley 641

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Ed Macauley .436

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Ed Macauley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Ed Macauley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley 13.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley 6.8 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley 2.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley 648

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley 321 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley 138

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Macauley 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley .437

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Macauley - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.