LaMelo Ball vs. Garrett Temple Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrett Temple 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 2025-26
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 6 Garrett Temple 16

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Garrett Temple 6

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Garrett Temple 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.9 Garrett Temple 5.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 5.9 Garrett Temple 2.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.5 Garrett Temple 1.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.4 Garrett Temple 0.8

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Garrett Temple 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 5,205 Garrett Temple 4,586

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,480 Garrett Temple 1,714

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,865 Garrett Temple 1,261

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 361 Garrett Temple 612

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 81 Garrett Temple 242

Total Games LaMelo Ball 249 Garrett Temple 777

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .419 Garrett Temple .400

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .361 Garrett Temple .342

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .839 Garrett Temple .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.6 (2026) Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 2.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 0.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 0.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 78

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 24

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 13

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 9

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 2

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Garrett Temple 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple .338

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple .240

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020)