LaMelo Ball vs. Aaron Gordon: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Aaron Gordon and LaMelo Ball to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season LaMelo Ball has a better scoring average and Aaron Gordon scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Aaron Gordon has better playoff stats. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, LaMelo Ball averages 7.4 points more than Aaron Gordon in his 11 seasons (21.0 points against 13.6). On the other hand Aaron Gordon scored a total of 4,898 points more than LaMelo Ball (9,757 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +7.4 | 5 |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.6 | 11 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
| Aaron Gordon | 9,757 | +4,898 | 11 |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Aaron Gordon has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.9 | +13.9 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Gordon | 920 | +920 | 6 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | +1 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 132 | +2 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 511 | +301 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 708 | +478 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 12 | +11 | ||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Aaron Gordon's point thresholds are omited here.
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 42.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 36.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +7.4 | +2.3 | +7.0 | +6.3 | +2.0 | +5.2 | +3.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +14.4 | +6 | +489 |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.6 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 48.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 33.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 69.3 | 11 | 720 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 1,716 | 4,073 | 42.1 | 705 | 1,934 | 36.5 | 722 | 863 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +4,898 | +1,980 | +3,564 | +6.3 | +57 | +368 | +3.4 | +881 | +1,451 | +14.4 | +6 | +489 |
| Aaron Gordon | 9,757 | 3,696 | 7,637 | 48.4 | 762 | 2,302 | 33.1 | 1,603 | 2,314 | 69.3 | 11 | 720 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +13.9 | +5.2 | +10.5 | +49.8 | +1.1 | +2.9 | +37.6 | +2.4 | +3.3 | +71.7 | +6 | +66 |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.9 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 49.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 37.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 71.7 | 6 | 66 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +920 | +346 | +695 | +49.8 | +71 | +189 | +37.6 | +157 | +219 | +71.7 | +6 | +66 |
| Aaron Gordon | 920 | 346 | 695 | 49.8 | 71 | 189 | 37.6 | 157 | 219 | 71.7 | 6 | 66 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Aaron Gordon's additional seasons: | ||||
* Aaron Gordon played 6 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 14.5 points in a total of 379 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 12.4. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2019 | 5 |
Aaron Gordon's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Aaron Gordon played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 61 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 11.1. |