LaMelo Ball vs. Jake Tsakalidis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jake Tsakalidis 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 Tsakalidis: 2000-01 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jake Tsakalidis 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Jake Tsakalidis 7

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jake Tsakalidis 4

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jake Tsakalidis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Jake Tsakalidis 4.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Jake Tsakalidis 3.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jake Tsakalidis 0.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Jake Tsakalidis 0.2

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jake Tsakalidis 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Jake Tsakalidis 1,497

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Jake Tsakalidis 1,238

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Jake Tsakalidis 101

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Jake Tsakalidis 73

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Jake Tsakalidis 223

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Jake Tsakalidis 315

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Jake Tsakalidis .490

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Jake Tsakalidis .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Jake Tsakalidis .657

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Jake Tsakalidis 7.3 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jake Tsakalidis 5.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jake Tsakalidis 0.5 (2004)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jake Tsakalidis 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 2.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 4.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 0.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 0.1

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 29

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 43

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 2

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 1

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 8

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jake Tsakalidis 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis .462

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis -

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 3.3 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 7.0 (2001)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 0.5 (2006)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jake Tsakalidis 1.8 (2001)