LaMelo Ball vs. Howard Carter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Carter 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.

Howard Carter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Howard Carter 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Howard Carter 2

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Howard Carter 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Howard Carter 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Howard Carter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Howard Carter 5.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Howard Carter 1.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Howard Carter 1.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Howard Carter 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Howard Carter 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Howard Carter 351

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Howard Carter 89

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Howard Carter 75

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Howard Carter 20

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Howard Carter 4

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Howard Carter 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Howard Carter .440

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Howard Carter .227

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Howard Carter .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Howard Carter 6.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Howard Carter 1.6 (1984)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Howard Carter 1.3 (1984)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Howard Carter 0.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Howard Carter 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 3.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 1.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 0.8

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 15

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 5

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 5

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 4

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 1

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Howard Carter 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter .318

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter .200

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 3.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 1.0 (1984)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 1.0 (1984)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 0.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Carter 0.2 (1984)