LaMelo Ball vs. Porter Meriwether Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Porter Meriwether 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.

Porter Meriwether

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Porter Meriwether 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Porter Meriwether 1

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Porter Meriwether 0

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Porter Meriwether 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Porter Meriwether 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Porter Meriwether 3.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Porter Meriwether 0.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Porter Meriwether 1.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Porter Meriwether 119

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Porter Meriwether 29

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Porter Meriwether 43

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Porter Meriwether 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Porter Meriwether .393

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Porter Meriwether .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Porter Meriwether 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.