LaMelo Ball vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace 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.
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 Ben Wallace scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Ben Wallace 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 15.3 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (21.0 points against 5.7). On the other hand Ben Wallace scored a total of 1,395 points more than LaMelo Ball (6,254 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +15.3 | 5 |
| Ben Wallace | 5.7 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
| Ben Wallace | 6,254 | +1,395 | 16 |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Ben Wallace has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Wallace | 7.2 | +7.2 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Wallace | 939 | +939 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | +1 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 2 | +2 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 39 | +39 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | +126 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 220 | +10 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 933 | +703 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 155 | +154 | ||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Ben Wallace'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: | +15.3 | +5.0 | +12.6 | +5.3 | +3.1 | +8.4 | +22.8 | +2.1 | +1.2 | +42.3 | +11 | +857 |
| Ben Wallace | 5.7 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 41.4 | 16 | 1,088 |
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: | +1,395 | +853 | +1,348 | +5.3 | +698 | +1,883 | +22.8 | +387 | +1,816 | +42.3 | +11 | +857 |
| Ben Wallace | 6,254 | 2,569 | 5,421 | 47.4 | 7 | 51 | 13.7 | 1,109 | 2,679 | 41.4 | 16 | 1,088 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +7.2 | +2.8 | +5.8 | +48.2 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +3.9 | +41.8 | +8 | +130 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 7.2 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 41.8 | 8 | 130 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +939 | +364 | +755 | +48.2 | +10 | +211 | +505 | +41.8 | +8 | +130 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 939 | 364 | 755 | 48.2 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 211 | 505 | 41.8 | 8 | 130 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Ben Wallace's additional seasons: | ||||
* Ben Wallace played 11 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2002 to 2012—he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 780 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.7 ppg and his lowest 1.4. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Ben Wallace's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Ben Wallace played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 7.2 points in a total of 130 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 1.1. |