LaMelo Ball vs. Joe Dumars Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Dumars 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
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Joe Dumars 2

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Joe Dumars 14

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Joe Dumars 10

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Joe Dumars 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP LaMelo Ball 0 Joe Dumars 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Joe Dumars 3

All-Defensive 1st Team LaMelo Ball 0 Joe Dumars 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Joe Dumars 5

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Joe Dumars 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Joe Dumars 16.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Joe Dumars 2.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Joe Dumars 4.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Joe Dumars 0.9

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Joe Dumars 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Joe Dumars 16,401

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Joe Dumars 2,203

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Joe Dumars 4,612

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Joe Dumars 902

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Joe Dumars 83

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Joe Dumars 1,018

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Joe Dumars .460

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Joe Dumars .382

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Joe Dumars .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 15.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 2.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 4.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 0.8

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 1,752

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 257

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 512

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 91

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 6

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Joe Dumars 112

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars .462

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars .358

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992)