LaMelo Ball vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 6 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 5,169 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,475 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,846 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 358 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 79 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games LaMelo Ball 247 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .419 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .359 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .839 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.5 (2026) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)