Carmelo Anthony vs. LaMelo Ball: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Carmelo Anthony and LaMelo Ball all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Carmelo Anthony vs. LaMelo Ball
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball
Points
10th
+300th
75th
DNP
Rebounds
84th
+300th
166th
DNP
Assists
188th
+300th
251st
DNP
Steals
92nd
+300th
115th
DNP
Blocks
208th
+300th
+300th
DNP
Years195130

Carmelo Anthony vs. LaMelo Ball
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball
Points
37th
--
43rd
DNP
Rebounds
+300th
--
248th
DNP
Assists
+300th
--
+300th
DNP
Steals
+300th
--
178th
DNP
Blocks
+300th
--
+300th
DNP

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
10th
+300th
+290 28,289 vs. 4,85923,430
Rebounds
84th
+300th
+216 7,808 vs. 1,3796,429
Assists
188th
+300th
+112 3,422 vs. 1,7101,712
Steals
92nd
+300th
+208 1,223 vs. 340883
Blocks
208th
+300th
+92 644 vs. 76568
Offensive Rebounds
114th
+300th
+186 1,983 vs. 2891,694
Defensive Rebounds
54th
+300th
+246 5,825 vs. 1,0904,735
Field Goals Made
16th
+300th
+284 10,119 vs. 1,7168,403
Field Goals Attempted
10th
+300th
+290 22,643 vs. 4,07318,570
3-Pointers Made
34th
+300th
+266 1,731 vs. 7051,026
3-Pointers Attempted
28th
+300th
+272 4,873 vs. 1,9342,939
Free Throws Made
18th
+300th
+282 6,320 vs. 7225,598
Free Throws Attempted
26th
+300th
+274 7,764 vs. 8636,901

Games and Years:

Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
33rd
+300th
1,260 vs. 2311,029
Seasons
12th
+300th
19 vs. 514

Triple-Doubles:

Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
202nd
61st
141 2 vs. 108

Rankings by Points Scored:

Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
34th
276th
242 36 vs. 234
50+ point games
29th
76th
47 4 vs. 13
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
75th
DNP
1,914 vs. 01,914
Rebounds
166th
DNP
557 vs. 0557
Assists
251st
DNP
204 vs. 0204
Steals
115th
DNP
100 vs. 0100
Blocks
+300th
DNP
29 vs. 029
Offensive Rebounds
136th
DNP
153 vs. 0153
Defensive Rebounds
132nd
DNP
404 vs. 0404
Field Goals Made
91st
DNP
669 vs. 0669
Field Goals Attempted
70th
DNP
1,614 vs. 01,614
3-Pointers Made
113rd
DNP
101 vs. 0101
3-Pointers Attempted
100th
DNP
312 vs. 0312
Free Throws Made
61st
DNP
475 vs. 0475
Free Throws Attempted
64th
DNP
575 vs. 0575

Games and Years:

Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
259th
DNP
83 vs. 083
Playoffs
45th
DNP
13 vs. 013

Triple-Doubles:

Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
DNP
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
37th
DNP
4 vs. 04
50+ point games
-
DNP
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
37th
--
22.45 vs. 21.031.42
Rebounds per game
+300th
--
6.20 vs. 5.970.23
Assists per game
+300th
--
2.72 vs. 7.404.69
Steals per game
+300th
--
0.97 vs. 1.470.50
Blocks per game
+300th
--
0.51 vs. 0.330.18
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
1.57 vs. 1.250.32
Defensive Rebounds per game
193rd
--
4.62 vs. 4.720.10
Field Goals Made per game
50th
--
8.03 vs. 7.430.60
Field Goals Attempted per game
32nd
--
17.97 vs. 17.630.34
3-Pointers Made per game
233rd
5th
228 1.37 vs. 3.051.68
3-Pointers Attempted per game
148th
--
3.87 vs. 8.374.50
Free Throws Made per game
50th
--
5.02 vs. 3.131.89
Free Throws Attempted per game
66th
--
6.16 vs. 3.742.43

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Carmelo Anthony LaMelo Ball Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
43rd
DNP
23.06 vs. 0.0023.06
Rebounds per game
248th
DNP
6.71 vs. 0.006.71
Assists per game
+300th
DNP
2.46 vs. 0.002.46
Steals per game
178th
DNP
1.20 vs. 0.001.20
Blocks per game
+300th
DNP
0.35 vs. 0.000.35
Offensive Rebounds per game
266th
DNP
1.84 vs. 0.001.84
Defensive Rebounds per game
170th
DNP
4.87 vs. 0.004.87
Field Goals Made per game
63rd
DNP
8.06 vs. 0.008.06
Field Goals Attempted per game
39th
DNP
19.45 vs. 0.0019.45
3-Pointers Made per game
230th
DNP
1.22 vs. 0.001.22
3-Pointers Attempted per game
185th
DNP
3.76 vs. 0.003.76
Free Throws Made per game
43rd
DNP
5.72 vs. 0.005.72
Free Throws Attempted per game
56th
DNP
6.93 vs. 0.006.93

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.