LaMelo Ball vs. Coby White: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Coby White 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 Coby White scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Coby White 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.
On this page we compare: |
|
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 5.8 points more than Coby White in his 6 seasons (21.0 points against 15.2). On the other hand Coby White scored a total of 1,546 points more than LaMelo Ball (6,405 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +5.8 | 5 |
| Coby White | 15.2 | 6 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
| Coby White | 6,405 | +1,546 | 6 |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Coby White has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Coby White | 8.4 | +8.4 | 1 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Coby White | 42 | +42 | 1 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | +1 | ||
| Coby White | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | +7 | ||
| Coby White | 123 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
| Coby White | 306 | +96 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| Coby White | 410 | +180 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| Coby White | 12 | +11 | ||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Coby White'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: | +5.8 | +2.0 | +5.1 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +2.1 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +1 | +191 |
| Coby White | 15.2 | 5.4 | 12.5 | 43.3 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 36.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 86.5 | 6 | 422 |
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: | +1,546 | +562 | +1,189 | +1.2 | +280 | +733 | +0.4 | +142 | +136 | +2.8 | +1 | +191 |
| Coby White | 6,405 | 2,278 | 5,262 | 43.3 | 985 | 2,667 | 36.9 | 864 | 999 | 86.5 | 6 | 422 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +8.4 | +3.0 | +9.0 | +33.3 | +1.6 | +5.8 | +27.6 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +80.0 | +1 | +5 |
| Coby White | 8.4 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 33.3 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 27.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 80.0 | 1 | 5 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +42 | +15 | +45 | +33.3 | +8 | +29 | +27.6 | +4 | +5 | +80.0 | +1 | +5 |
| Coby White | 42 | 15 | 45 | 33.3 | 8 | 29 | 27.6 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 | 5 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Coby White's additional seasons: | ||||
* Coby White played 1 season more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In that year—his season 6 in 2025—he averaged 20.4 points in a total of 74 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Coby White | 8.4 | +8.4 | 2022 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Coby White's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Coby White didn't play in the postseason. |