LaMelo Ball vs. Horace Grant: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LaMelo Ball and Horace Grant 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 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 Horace Grant, with 17 seasons played from 1988 to 2004, 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) 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. Horace Grant
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Horace Grant LaMelo Ball Horace Grant
Points
+300th
230th
DNP
79th
Rebounds
+300th
52nd
DNP
21st
Assists
+300th
+300th
DNP
105th
Steals
+300th
120th
DNP
46th
Blocks
+300th
76th
DNP
28th
Years517013

LaMelo Ball vs. Horace Grant
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Horace Grant LaMelo Ball Horace Grant
Points
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Rebounds
--
144th
DNP
115th
Assists
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
DNP
282nd
Blocks
--
173rd
DNP
143rd

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 Horace Grant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
230th
+70 4,859 vs. 12,9968,137
Rebounds
+300th
52nd
+248 1,379 vs. 9,4438,064
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,710 vs. 2,575865
Steals
+300th
120th
+180 340 vs. 1,143803
Blocks
+300th
76th
+224 76 vs. 1,1361,060
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
16th
+284 289 vs. 3,4673,178
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
50th
+250 1,090 vs. 5,9764,886
Field Goals Made
+300th
180th
+120 1,716 vs. 5,4393,723
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
241st
+59 4,073 vs. 10,6956,622
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
705 vs. 4701
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,934 vs. 631,871
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
722 vs. 2,1141,392
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
297th
+3 863 vs. 3,0532,190

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Horace Grant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
61st
+239 231 vs. 1,165934
Seasons
+300th
51st
+249 5 vs. 1712

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Horace Grant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
-
2 vs. 02
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Horace Grant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
DNP
79th
0 vs. 1,9071,907
Rebounds
DNP
21st
0 vs. 1,4571,457
Assists
DNP
105th
0 vs. 360360
Steals
DNP
46th
0 vs. 171171
Blocks
DNP
28th
0 vs. 173173
Offensive Rebounds
DNP
5th
0 vs. 549549
Defensive Rebounds
DNP
24th
0 vs. 908908
Field Goals Made
DNP
58th
0 vs. 786786
Field Goals Attempted
DNP
90th
0 vs. 1,4831,483
3-Pointers Made
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 11
3-Pointers Attempted
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 88
Free Throws Made
DNP
122nd
0 vs. 334334
Free Throws Attempted
DNP
101st
0 vs. 468468

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Horace Grant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
DNP
26th
0 vs. 170170
Playoffs
DNP
45th
0 vs. 1313

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Horace Grant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
DNP
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Horace Grant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
21.03 vs. 11.169.88
Rebounds per game
--
144th
5.97 vs. 8.112.14
Assists per game
--
+300th
7.40 vs. 2.215.19
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.47 vs. 0.980.49
Blocks per game
--
173rd
0.33 vs. 0.980.65
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
37th
1.25 vs. 2.981.72
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
142nd
4.72 vs. 5.130.41
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
7.43 vs. 4.672.76
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
17.63 vs. 9.188.45
3-Pointers Made per game
5th
+300th
+295 3.05 vs. 0.003.05
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
8.37 vs. 0.058.32
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
3.13 vs. 1.811.31
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.74 vs. 2.621.12

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Horace Grant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 11.2211.22
Rebounds per game
DNP
115th
0.00 vs. 8.578.57
Assists per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.122.12
Steals per game
DNP
282nd
0.00 vs. 1.011.01
Blocks per game
DNP
143rd
0.00 vs. 1.021.02
Offensive Rebounds per game
DNP
27th
0.00 vs. 3.233.23
Defensive Rebounds per game
DNP
128th
0.00 vs. 5.345.34
Field Goals Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 4.624.62
Field Goals Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 8.728.72
3-Pointers Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.010.01
3-Pointers Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.050.05
Free Throws Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.961.96
Free Throws Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.752.75

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.