LaMelo Ball vs. M.L. Carr Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars M.L. Carr 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.

M.L. Carr

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 M.L. Carr 2

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 M.L. Carr 9

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 M.L. Carr 7

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 M.L. Carr 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 M.L. Carr 1

Steals Leader LaMelo Ball 0 M.L. Carr 1

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 M.L. Carr 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 M.L. Carr 9.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 M.L. Carr 4.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 M.L. Carr 1.8

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 M.L. Carr 1.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 M.L. Carr 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 M.L. Carr 5,853

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 M.L. Carr 2,595

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 M.L. Carr 1,112

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 M.L. Carr 812

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 M.L. Carr 226

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 M.L. Carr 604

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 M.L. Carr .470

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 M.L. Carr .256 *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 M.L. Carr .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 5.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 1.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 0.6

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 354

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 129

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 64

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 38

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 10

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 M.L. Carr 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr .382

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr .227 *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.