LaMelo Ball vs. Kendrick Perkins: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LaMelo Ball and Kendrick Perkins 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

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 Kendrick Perkins, with 14 seasons played from 2004 to 2018, 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. Kendrick Perkins
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Kendrick Perkins LaMelo Ball Kendrick Perkins
Points
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
DNP
75th
Assists
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
DNP
300th
Blocks
+300th
125th
DNP
35th
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LaMelo Ball vs. Kendrick Perkins
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Kendrick Perkins LaMelo Ball Kendrick Perkins
Points
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Rebounds
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Assists
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Blocks
--
132nd
DNP
131st

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 Kendrick Perkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
4,859 vs. 4,214645
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,379 vs. 4,5323,153
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,710 vs. 813897
Steals
+300th
+300th
340 vs. 26377
Blocks
+300th
125th
+175 76 vs. 903827
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
283rd
+17 289 vs. 1,3051,016
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
265th
+35 1,090 vs. 3,2272,137
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,716 vs. 1,70511
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,073 vs. 3,219854
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
705 vs. 0705
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,934 vs. 141,920
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
722 vs. 80482
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
863 vs. 1,353490

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Kendrick Perkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
231 vs. 782551
Seasons
+300th
190th
+110 5 vs. 149

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Kendrick Perkins 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 Kendrick Perkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 735735
Rebounds
DNP
75th
0 vs. 843843
Assists
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 102102
Steals
DNP
300th
0 vs. 5353
Blocks
DNP
35th
0 vs. 156156
Offensive Rebounds
DNP
44th
0 vs. 269269
Defensive Rebounds
DNP
70th
0 vs. 574574
Field Goals Made
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 290290
Field Goals Attempted
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 578578
3-Pointers Made
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 00
3-Pointers Attempted
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 44
Free Throws Made
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 155155
Free Throws Attempted
DNP
280th
0 vs. 234234

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Kendrick Perkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
DNP
61st
0 vs. 143143
Playoffs
DNP
223rd
0 vs. 99

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Kendrick Perkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
DNP
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Kendrick Perkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
21.03 vs. 5.3915.65
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.97 vs. 5.800.17
Assists per game
--
+300th
7.40 vs. 1.046.36
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.47 vs. 0.341.14
Blocks per game
--
132nd
0.33 vs. 1.150.83
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.25 vs. 1.670.42
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
272nd
4.72 vs. 4.130.59
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
7.43 vs. 2.185.25
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
17.63 vs. 4.1213.52
3-Pointers Made per game
5th
+300th
+295 3.05 vs. 0.003.05
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
8.37 vs. 0.028.35
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
3.13 vs. 1.032.10
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.74 vs. 1.732.01

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Kendrick Perkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 5.145.14
Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 5.905.90
Assists per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.710.71
Steals per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.370.37
Blocks per game
DNP
131st
0.00 vs. 1.091.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
DNP
257th
0.00 vs. 1.881.88
Defensive Rebounds per game
DNP
272nd
0.00 vs. 4.014.01
Field Goals Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.032.03
Field Goals Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 4.044.04
3-Pointers Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.000.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.030.03
Free Throws Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.081.08
Free Throws Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.641.64

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.