LaMelo Ball vs. Jake Pelkington Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jake Pelkington 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 2024-25
Jake Pelkington: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jake Pelkington 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Jake Pelkington 1

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jake Pelkington 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jake Pelkington 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jake Pelkington 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Jake Pelkington 11.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jake Pelkington 2.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Jake Pelkington 597

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Jake Pelkington 131

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Jake Pelkington 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Jake Pelkington .412

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Jake Pelkington .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Jake Pelkington 11.1 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jake Pelkington 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jake Pelkington - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington 17.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington 53

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington 3

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jake Pelkington 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington .394

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington 17.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Pelkington - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.