LaMelo Ball vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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 2025-26
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 6 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.1 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,999 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,426 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,769 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 350 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 77 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games LaMelo Ball 237 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .422 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .364 Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .836 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.8 (2026) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 9.8 (2026) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)