LaMelo Ball vs. Jim Les Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Les 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
Jim Les: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Les 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Jim Les 7

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Les 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jim Les 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jim Les 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Jim Les 3.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Jim Les 1.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jim Les 2.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Jim Les 0.5

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jim Les 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Jim Les 1,210

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Jim Les 396

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Jim Les 930

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Jim Les 169

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Jim Les 20

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Jim Les 321

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Jim Les .397

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Jim Les .396

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Jim Les .818

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Jim Les 7.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jim Les 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jim Les 5.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jim Les 1.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jim Les 0.1 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 1

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Les 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Les -

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Les -

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Les -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Les 0.0 (1989)