LaMelo Ball vs. Dyson Daniels: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dyson Daniels 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 LaMelo Ball has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could say that Dyson Daniels 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, LaMelo Ball averages 12.6 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (21.0 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 3,205 points more (4,859 vs. 1,654).

Points Per Game

Seasons
LaMelo Ball 21.0
+12.6
5
Dyson Daniels 8.4
3

Total Points

Seasons
LaMelo Ball 4,859
+3,205
5
Dyson Daniels 1,654
3

Points in the Playoffs

LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Dyson Daniels has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
LaMelo Ball 0
0
Dyson Daniels 1.3
+1.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
LaMelo Ball 0
0
Dyson Daniels 4
+4
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 1
+1
Dyson Daniels 0

40+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 2
+2
Dyson Daniels 0

30+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 39
+39
Dyson Daniels 0

20+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 130
+118
Dyson Daniels 12

10+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 210
+132
Dyson Daniels 78

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LaMelo Ball 230
+57
Dyson Daniels 173

0 Point Games (games without points)

LaMelo Ball 1
Dyson Daniels 23
+22

Playoffs

LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Dyson Daniels' point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+12.6+3.9+10.2+5.1+2.3+6.1+3.8+2.4+2.5+22.3+2+35
Dyson Daniels 8.4 3.5 7.4 47.2 0.8 2.3 32.7 0.7 1.2 61.4 3 196

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:+3,205+1,035+2,631+5.1+556+1,478+3.8+579+630+22.3+2+35
Dyson Daniels 1,654 681 1,442 47.2 149 456 32.7 143 233 61.4 3 196

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
LaMelo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1.3+0.7+2.0+33.3+0.7+1+3
Dyson Daniels 1.3 0.7 2.0 33.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1 3

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
LaMelo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+4+2+6+33.3+2+1+3
Dyson Daniels 4 2 6 33.3 0 2 0.0 0 0 - 1 3

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball 15.7
+11.9
202151
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball 20.1
+14.3
202275
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball 23.3
+9.2
202336
Dyson Daniels 14.1
202576

LaMelo Ball's additional seasons:

* LaMelo Ball played 2 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 24.8 points in a total of 69 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball -
DNP
20210
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball -
DNP
20220
Dyson Daniels 1.3
+1.3
20243

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball -
DNP
20230
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20250

LaMelo Ball's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason.