LaMelo Ball vs. Lonzo Ball: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Lonzo Ball 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.
Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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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 9.6 points more than Lonzo Ball in his 6 seasons (21.0 points against 11.4), and he also scored a total of 1,597 points more (4,859 vs. 3,262).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +9.6 | 5 |
| Lonzo Ball | 11.4 | 6 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | +1,597 | 5 |
| Lonzo Ball | 3,262 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Neither of the two players played in the NBA postseason.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Lonzo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Lonzo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | +1 | ||
| Lonzo Ball | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 2 | +2 | ||
| Lonzo Ball | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | +103 | ||
| Lonzo Ball | 27 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | +49 | ||
| Lonzo Ball | 161 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| Lonzo Ball | 283 | +53 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| Lonzo Ball | 4 | +3 | ||
Playoffs
Neither of the two players played in the NBA postseason
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: | +9.6 | +3.2 | +7.0 | +2.4 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +23.8 | +1 | +56 |
| Lonzo Ball | 11.4 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 39.8 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 36.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 59.9 | 6 | 287 |
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: | +1,597 | +510 | +1,040 | +2.4 | +43 | +106 | +0.3 | +534 | +549 | +23.8 | +1 | +56 |
| Lonzo Ball | 3,262 | 1,206 | 3,033 | 39.8 | 662 | 1,828 | 36.2 | 188 | 314 | 59.9 | 6 | 287 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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| Lonzo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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| Lonzo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Lonzo Ball's additional seasons: | ||||
* Lonzo Ball played 1 season more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In that year—his season 6 in 2025—he averaged 7.6 points in a total of 35 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Lonzo Ball's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason. |