LaMelo Ball vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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.

Johnny Payak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak -

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Johnny Payak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.