LaMelo Ball vs. Chris Mullin: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LaMelo Ball and Chris Mullin 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 / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where LaMelo Ball, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2021 to 2025, and Chris Mullin, with 16 seasons played from 1986 to 2001, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

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.

LaMelo Ball vs. Chris Mullin
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin
Points
+300th
85th
DNP
255th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Assists
+300th
184th
DNP
+300th
Steals
+300th
48th
DNP
181st
Blocks
+300th
252nd
DNP
208th
Years51608

LaMelo Ball vs. Chris Mullin
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin
Points
--
129th
DNP
+300th
Rebounds
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Assists
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Steals
--
70th
DNP
268th
Blocks
--
+300th
DNP
+300th

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:

LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
85th
+215 4,859 vs. 17,91113,052
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,379 vs. 4,0342,655
Assists
+300th
184th
+116 1,710 vs. 3,4501,740
Steals
+300th
48th
+252 340 vs. 1,5301,190
Blocks
+300th
252nd
+48 76 vs. 549473
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
289 vs. 1,026737
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,090 vs. 3,0081,918
Field Goals Made
+300th
91st
+209 1,716 vs. 6,7405,024
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
117th
+183 4,073 vs. 13,2439,170
3-Pointers Made
+300th
249th
+51 705 vs. 815110
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
267th
+33 1,934 vs. 2,120186
Free Throws Made
+300th
105th
+195 722 vs. 3,6162,894
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
143rd
+157 863 vs. 4,1783,315

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
165th
+135 231 vs. 986755
Seasons
+300th
87th
+213 5 vs. 1611

Triple-Doubles:

LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
61st
109th
48 10 vs. 55

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
129th
147 2 vs. 75
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
DNP
255th
0 vs. 982982
Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 237237
Assists
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 148148
Steals
DNP
181st
0 vs. 7474
Blocks
DNP
208th
0 vs. 4545
Offensive Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 4646
Defensive Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 191191
Field Goals Made
DNP
254th
0 vs. 366366
Field Goals Attempted
DNP
286th
0 vs. 740740
3-Pointers Made
DNP
203rd
0 vs. 6767
3-Pointers Attempted
DNP
242nd
0 vs. 164164
Free Throws Made
DNP
279th
0 vs. 183183
Free Throws Attempted
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 213213

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 7171
Playoffs
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 88

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
DNP
55th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
DNP
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
129th
21.03 vs. 18.172.87
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.97 vs. 4.091.88
Assists per game
--
+300th
7.40 vs. 3.503.90
Steals per game
--
70th
1.47 vs. 1.550.08
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.33 vs. 0.560.23
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.25 vs. 1.040.21
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
4.72 vs. 3.051.67
Field Goals Made per game
--
140th
7.43 vs. 6.840.59
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
208th
17.63 vs. 13.434.20
3-Pointers Made per game
5th
+300th
+295 3.05 vs. 0.832.23
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
8.37 vs. 2.156.22
Free Throws Made per game
--
166th
3.13 vs. 3.670.54
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
215th
3.74 vs. 4.240.50

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Chris Mullin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 13.8313.83
Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 3.343.34
Assists per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.082.08
Steals per game
DNP
268th
0.00 vs. 1.041.04
Blocks per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.630.63
Offensive Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.650.65
Defensive Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.692.69
Field Goals Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 5.155.15
Field Goals Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 10.4210.42
3-Pointers Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.940.94
3-Pointers Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.312.31
Free Throws Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.582.58
Free Throws Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 3.003.00

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.