LaMelo Ball vs. Donovan Mitchell: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LaMelo Ball and Donovan Mitchell 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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where LaMelo Ball, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2021 to 2026, and Donovan Mitchell, with 9 seasons played from 2018 to 2026, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—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, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) 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. Donovan Mitchell
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell
Points
+300th
216th
DNP
91st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
DNP
144th
Steals
+300th
+300th
DNP
149th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
3-Pointers Made
293rd
40th
DNP
32nd
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LaMelo Ball vs. Donovan Mitchell
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell
Points
--
19th
DNP
7th
Rebounds
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Assists
--
158th
DNP
119th
Steals
--
117th
DNP
110th
Blocks
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
3-Pointers Made
4th
6th
DNP
5th

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 Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
216th
+84 4,964 vs. 13,4608,496
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,412 vs. 2,336924
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,748 vs. 2,552804
Steals
+300th
+300th
347 vs. 746399
Blocks
+300th
+300th
77 vs. 17598
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
296 vs. 435139
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,116 vs. 1,901785
Field Goals Made
+300th
263rd
+37 1,750 vs. 4,7693,019
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
246th
+54 4,149 vs. 10,6026,453
3-Pointers Made
293rd
40th
253 722 vs. 1,634912
3-Pointers Attempted
299th
39th
260 1,977 vs. 4,4592,482
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
742 vs. 2,2881,546
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
888 vs. 2,7271,839

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
235 vs. 544309
Seasons
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 93

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
278th
46th
232 2 vs. 2826
50+ point games
76th
76th
0 1 vs. 10
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
2nd
0 vs. 11

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
DNP
91st
0 vs. 1,7831,783
Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 314314
Assists
DNP
144th
0 vs. 303303
Steals
DNP
149th
0 vs. 8686
Blocks
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 2121
Offensive Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 5151
Defensive Rebounds
DNP
236th
0 vs. 263263
Field Goals Made
DNP
104th
0 vs. 617617
Field Goals Attempted
DNP
97th
0 vs. 1,4031,403
3-Pointers Made
DNP
32nd
0 vs. 199199
3-Pointers Attempted
DNP
32nd
0 vs. 561561
Free Throws Made
DNP
111st
0 vs. 350350
Free Throws Attempted
DNP
131st
0 vs. 424424

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 6363
Playoffs
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 88

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
DNP
20th
0 vs. 77
50+ point games
DNP
3rd
0 vs. 33
60+ point games
DNP
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
19th
21.12 vs. 24.743.62
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
6.01 vs. 4.291.71
Assists per game
--
158th
7.44 vs. 4.692.75
Steals per game
--
117th
1.48 vs. 1.370.11
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.33 vs. 0.320.01
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.26 vs. 0.800.46
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
4.75 vs. 3.491.25
Field Goals Made per game
--
25th
7.45 vs. 8.771.32
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
15th
17.66 vs. 19.491.83
3-Pointers Made per game
4th
6th
2 3.07 vs. 3.000.07
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
4th
8.41 vs. 8.200.22
Free Throws Made per game
--
108th
3.16 vs. 4.211.05
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
132nd
3.78 vs. 5.011.23

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Donovan Mitchell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
DNP
7th
0.00 vs. 28.3028.30
Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 4.984.98
Assists per game
DNP
119th
0.00 vs. 4.814.81
Steals per game
DNP
110th
0.00 vs. 1.371.37
Blocks per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.330.33
Offensive Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.810.81
Defensive Rebounds per game
DNP
244th
0.00 vs. 4.174.17
Field Goals Made per game
DNP
18th
0.00 vs. 9.799.79
Field Goals Attempted per game
DNP
10th
0.00 vs. 22.2722.27
3-Pointers Made per game
DNP
5th
0.00 vs. 3.163.16
3-Pointers Attempted per game
DNP
4th
0.00 vs. 8.908.90
Free Throws Made per game
DNP
53rd
0.00 vs. 5.565.56
Free Throws Attempted per game
DNP
67th
0.00 vs. 6.736.73

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.