LaMelo Ball vs. Mike James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike James 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
Mike James: 2017-18 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Mike James 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Mike James 2

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Mike James 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Mike James 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Mike James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Mike James 8.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Mike James 2.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Mike James 3.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Mike James 0.7

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Mike James 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Mike James 436

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Mike James 122

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Mike James 180

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Mike James 34

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Mike James 8

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Mike James 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Mike James .380

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Mike James .287

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Mike James .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Mike James 9.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Mike James 2.5 (2018)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Mike James 4.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Mike James 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Mike James 0.2 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike James 3.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike James 1.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike James 1.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike James 0.2

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike James 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Mike James 33

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Mike James 16

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Mike James 12

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Mike James 2

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Mike James 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Mike James 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike James .326

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike James .313

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike James -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike James 3.7 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike James 1.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike James 1.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike James 0.2 (2021)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike James 0.0 (2021)