LaMelo Ball vs. Tristan Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tristan Thompson 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.

Tristan Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Tristan Thompson 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Tristan Thompson 13

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Tristan Thompson 7

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Tristan Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Tristan Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Tristan Thompson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Tristan Thompson 8.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Tristan Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Tristan Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Tristan Thompson 6,753

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Tristan Thompson 6,294

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Tristan Thompson 776

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Tristan Thompson 376

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Tristan Thompson 515

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Tristan Thompson 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Tristan Thompson .521

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Tristan Thompson .256

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Tristan Thompson .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 7.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 7.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 665

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 733

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 70

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 29

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 69

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Tristan Thompson 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson .562

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson .617

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021)