LaMelo Ball vs. Jalen Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Smith 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.

Jalen Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jalen Smith: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jalen Smith 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Jalen Smith 4

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jalen Smith 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jalen Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jalen Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Jalen Smith 8.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Jalen Smith 5.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jalen Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Jalen Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jalen Smith 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Jalen Smith 1,766

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Jalen Smith 1,075

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Jalen Smith 157

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Jalen Smith 54

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Jalen Smith 144

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Jalen Smith 207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Jalen Smith .517

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Jalen Smith .335

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Jalen Smith .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Jalen Smith 9.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jalen Smith 6.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jalen Smith 0.3 (2023)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jalen Smith 0.9 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 0.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 1.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 0.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 7

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 13

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 1

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 0

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jalen Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith .286

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith .500

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 4.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 0.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024)