LaMelo Ball vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Rajon Rondo 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 11.2 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (21.0 points against 9.8). On the other hand Rajon Rondo scored a total of 4,478 points more than LaMelo Ball (9,337 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +11.2 | 5 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | +4,478 | 16 |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Rajon Rondo has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | +12.5 | 10 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | +1,669 | 10 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | +1 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 2 | +2 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | +49 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 81 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 446 | +236 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 901 | +671 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 56 | +55 | ||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Rajon Rondo'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: | +11.2 | +3.3 | +8.7 | +3.5 | +2.6 | +7.0 | +4.1 | +1.9 | +1.8 | +22.6 | +11 | +726 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 45.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 32.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
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: | +4,478 | +2,170 | +4,443 | +3.5 | +256 | +550 | +4.1 | +394 | +963 | +22.6 | +11 | +726 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 3,886 | 8,516 | 45.6 | 449 | 1,384 | 32.4 | 1,116 | 1,826 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +12.5 | +5.0 | +11.4 | +44.0 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +33.0 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +64.9 | +10 | +134 |
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 44.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +1,669 | +674 | +1,532 | +44.0 | +68 | +206 | +33.0 | +253 | +390 | +64.9 | +10 | +134 |
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | 674 | 1,532 | 44.0 | 68 | 206 | 33.0 | 253 | 390 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Rajon Rondo's additional seasons: | ||||
* Rajon Rondo played 13 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2012 to 2022—he averaged 8.9 points in a total of 680 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.7 ppg and his lowest 4.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 10.2 | +10.2 | 2008 | 26 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 16.9 | +16.9 | 2009 | 14 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 15.8 | +15.8 | 2010 | 24 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 14.0 | +14.0 | 2011 | 9 |
Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 63 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.3 ppg and his lowest 4.2. |