LaMelo Ball vs. Jaylen Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaylen Nowell 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
Jaylen Nowell: 2019-20 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Jaylen Nowell 6

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jaylen Nowell 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jaylen Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Jaylen Nowell 8.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Jaylen Nowell 2.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jaylen Nowell 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Jaylen Nowell 0.5

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Jaylen Nowell 1,815

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Jaylen Nowell 445

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Jaylen Nowell 380

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Jaylen Nowell 99

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Jaylen Nowell 34

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Jaylen Nowell 205

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Jaylen Nowell .442

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Jaylen Nowell .316

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Jaylen Nowell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jaylen Nowell 2.3 (2025)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jaylen Nowell 0.5 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 3.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 0.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 0.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 22

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 5

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 4

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 1

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jaylen Nowell 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell .250

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell .214

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jaylen Nowell 0.0 (2023)