LaMelo Ball vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 James Young 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 James Young 4

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 James Young 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 James Young 219

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 James Young 96

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 James Young 28

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 James Young 24

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 James Young 5

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - James Young 17

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - James Young 7

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - James Young 3

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - James Young 0

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - James Young 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - James Young .333

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - James Young 0.0 (2017)