LaMelo Ball vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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 Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 152

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 18

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

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