LaMelo Ball vs. Ed Pinckney Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Ed Pinckney: 1985-86 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Ed Pinckney 12

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Pinckney 5

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Ed Pinckney 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Ed Pinckney 6.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Ed Pinckney 5.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Ed Pinckney 0.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Ed Pinckney 0.8

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Ed Pinckney 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Ed Pinckney 5,378

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Ed Pinckney 3,952

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Ed Pinckney 727

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Ed Pinckney 612

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Ed Pinckney 435

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Ed Pinckney 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Ed Pinckney .535

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Ed Pinckney .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Ed Pinckney 11.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Ed Pinckney 7.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Ed Pinckney 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Ed Pinckney 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Ed Pinckney 1.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 5.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 4.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 0.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 0.6

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 176

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 135

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 11

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 19

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 12

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Pinckney 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney .614

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 8.4 (1992)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 0.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 1.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Pinckney 0.9 (1992)