LaMelo Ball vs. Samaki Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Samaki Walker 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.

Samaki Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Samaki Walker: 1996-97 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Samaki Walker 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Samaki Walker 10

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Samaki Walker 5

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Samaki Walker 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Samaki Walker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Samaki Walker 5.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Samaki Walker 4.7

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Samaki Walker 0.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Samaki Walker 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Samaki Walker 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Samaki Walker 2,376

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Samaki Walker 2,089

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Samaki Walker 252

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Samaki Walker 134

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Samaki Walker 316

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Samaki Walker 445

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Samaki Walker .462

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Samaki Walker .111

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Samaki Walker .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Samaki Walker 8.9 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Samaki Walker 7.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Samaki Walker 1.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Samaki Walker 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Samaki Walker 1.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 2.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 3.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 0.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 0.1

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 116

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 151

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 11

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 5

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 21

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Samaki Walker 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker .429

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 1.000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 9.0 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 11.3 (2000)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 0.5 (2000)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 0.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Samaki Walker 3.0 (2000)