LaMelo Ball vs. Jim Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Davis 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.

Jim Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jim Davis: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Davis 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Jim Davis 8

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Davis 6

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jim Davis 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jim Davis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Jim Davis 6.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Jim Davis 5.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jim Davis 1.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Jim Davis 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jim Davis 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Jim Davis 3,997

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Jim Davis 3,109

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Jim Davis 739

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Jim Davis 89 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Jim Davis 66 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Jim Davis 597

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Jim Davis .461

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Jim Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Jim Davis .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Jim Davis 13.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jim Davis 9.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jim Davis 2.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jim Davis 0.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 4.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 2.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 0.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 142

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 92

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 16

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 3 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 1 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Davis 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis .430

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 11.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 4.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 0.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Davis 0.1 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.