LaMelo Ball vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by LaMelo Ball.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 3.4 points more than LaMelo Ball in his 5 seasons (24.4 points against 21.0), and he also scored a total of 6,435 points more (11,294 vs. 4,859).

Points Per Game			Seasons
LaMelo Ball	21.0		5
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+3.4	7

Total Points			Seasons
LaMelo Ball	4,859		5
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294	+6,435	7

Scoring Titles
LaMelo Ball	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

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