OG Anunoby vs. LaMelo Ball: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of LaMelo Ball and OG Anunoby 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 OG Anunoby scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that OG Anunoby 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 8.1 points more than OG Anunoby in his 8 seasons (21.0 points against 12.9). On the other hand OG Anunoby scored a total of 1,474 points more than LaMelo Ball (6,333 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| OG Anunoby | 12.9 | 8 | |
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +8.1 | 5 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| OG Anunoby | 6,333 | +1,474 | 8 |
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously OG Anunoby has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| OG Anunoby | 13.5 | +13.5 | 5 |
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| OG Anunoby | 728 | +728 | 5 |
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| OG Anunoby | 0 | |||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| OG Anunoby | 105 | |||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | +25 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| OG Anunoby | 301 | +91 | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| OG Anunoby | 477 | +247 | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| OG Anunoby | 15 | +14 | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so OG Anunoby's point thresholds are omited here.
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| OG Anunoby | 12.9 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 47.4 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 37.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 76.1 | 8 | 492 |
| difference: | +8.1 | +2.6 | +7.4 | +5.3 | +1.3 | +3.7 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +7.6 | +3 | +261 |
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 42.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 36.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| OG Anunoby | 6,333 | 2,382 | 5,021 | 47.4 | 863 | 2,299 | 37.5 | 706 | 928 | 76.1 | 8 | 492 |
| difference: | +1,474 | +666 | +948 | +5.3 | +158 | +365 | +1.0 | +16 | +65 | +7.6 | +3 | +261 |
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 1,716 | 4,073 | 42.1 | 705 | 1,934 | 36.5 | 722 | 863 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| OG Anunoby | 13.5 | 4.9 | 10.7 | 46.0 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 37.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 73.8 | 5 | 54 |
| difference: | +13.5 | +4.9 | +10.7 | +46.0 | +1.9 | +5.0 | +37.3 | +1.7 | +2.3 | +73.8 | +5 | +54 |
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| OG Anunoby | 728 | 267 | 580 | 46.0 | 101 | 271 | 37.3 | 93 | 126 | 73.8 | 5 | 54 |
| difference: | +728 | +267 | +580 | +46.0 | +101 | +271 | +37.3 | +93 | +126 | +73.8 | +5 | +54 |
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
OG Anunoby's additional seasons: | ||||
* OG Anunoby played 3 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 16.7 points in a total of 191 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18 ppg and his lowest 14.7. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| OG Anunoby | 7.9 | +7.9 | 2018 | 10 |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| OG Anunoby | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| OG Anunoby | 10.5 | +10.5 | 2020 | 11 |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| OG Anunoby | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| OG Anunoby | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2022 | 6 |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
OG Anunoby's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, OG Anunoby played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.9 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 15.1. |