LaMelo Ball vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons 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 Anfernee Simons scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Anfernee Simons 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 6 points more than Anfernee Simons in his 7 seasons (21.0 points against 15.0). On the other hand Anfernee Simons scored a total of 978 points more than LaMelo Ball (5,837 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +6.0 | 5 |
| Anfernee Simons | 15.0 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
| Anfernee Simons | 5,837 | +978 | 7 |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Anfernee Simons has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Anfernee Simons | 4.7 | +4.7 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | +70 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | +1 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | +4 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 126 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 249 | +39 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 368 | +138 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 21 | +20 | ||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Anfernee Simons' 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: | +6.0 | +2.1 | +5.3 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +4.3 | +2 | +158 |
| Anfernee Simons | 15.0 | 5.3 | 12.3 | 43.1 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 38.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 88.0 | 7 | 389 |
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: | +978 | +353 | +731 | +0.9 | +262 | +605 | +1.6 | +10 | +31 | +4.3 | +2 | +158 |
| Anfernee Simons | 5,837 | 2,069 | 4,804 | 43.1 | 967 | 2,539 | 38.1 | 732 | 832 | 88.0 | 7 | 389 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +4.7 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +37.9 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +50.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +81.8 | +3 | +15 |
| Anfernee Simons | 4.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 37.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 81.8 | 3 | 15 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +70 | +22 | +58 | +37.9 | +17 | +34 | +50.0 | +9 | +11 | +81.8 | +3 | +15 |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | 22 | 58 | 37.9 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 3 | 15 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Anfernee Simons' additional seasons: | ||||
* Anfernee Simons played 2 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 20.6 points in a total of 116 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 0.8 | +0.8 | 2019 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 6.8 | +6.8 | 2020 | 4 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 6.5 | +6.5 | 2021 | 6 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Anfernee Simons' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Anfernee Simons didn't play in the postseason. |