LaMelo Ball vs. Joe Kleine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Kleine 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 2025-26
Joe Kleine: 1985-86 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Joe Kleine 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 6 Joe Kleine 15

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Joe Kleine 10

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Joe Kleine 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Joe Kleine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.9 Joe Kleine 4.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Joe Kleine 4.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.5 Joe Kleine 0.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.4 Joe Kleine 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Joe Kleine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 5,169 Joe Kleine 4,666

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,475 Joe Kleine 3,991

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,846 Joe Kleine 622

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 358 Joe Kleine 261

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 79 Joe Kleine 285

Total Games LaMelo Ball 247 Joe Kleine 965

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .419 Joe Kleine .453

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .359 Joe Kleine .271

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .839 Joe Kleine .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Joe Kleine 9.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Joe Kleine 7.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.5 (2026) Joe Kleine 1.1 (1988)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Joe Kleine 0.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Joe Kleine 0.7 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 3.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 2.7

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 0.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 0.2

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 192

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 133

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 18

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 11

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 15

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Joe Kleine 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine .515

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine .200

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine .793

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 6.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 5.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 0.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999)