LaMelo Ball vs. Nikola Jokic: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LaMelo Ball and Nikola Jokic 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 5 seasons from 2021 to 2025, and Nikola Jokic, with 10 seasons played from 2016 to 2025, 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. Nikola Jokic
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic
Points
+300th
124th
DNP
44th
Rebounds
+300th
75th
DNP
38th
Assists
+300th
59th
DNP
35th
Steals
+300th
212nd
DNP
94th
Blocks
+300th
263rd
DNP
107th
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LaMelo Ball vs. Nikola Jokic
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic
Points
--
45th
DNP
10th
Rebounds
--
31st
DNP
16th
Assists
--
30th
DNP
21st
Steals
--
161st
DNP
159th
Blocks
--
277th
DNP
206th

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 Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
124th
+176 4,859 vs. 16,21011,351
Rebounds
+300th
75th
+225 1,379 vs. 8,1416,762
Assists
+300th
59th
+241 1,710 vs. 5,3833,673
Steals
+300th
212nd
+88 340 vs. 949609
Blocks
+300th
263rd
+37 76 vs. 536460
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
114th
+186 289 vs. 1,9831,694
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
47th
+253 1,090 vs. 6,1585,068
Field Goals Made
+300th
114th
+186 1,716 vs. 6,2364,520
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
212nd
+88 4,073 vs. 11,1427,069
3-Pointers Made
+300th
251st
+49 705 vs. 814109
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
242nd
+58 1,934 vs. 2,264330
Free Throws Made
+300th
187th
+113 722 vs. 2,9242,202
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
217th
+83 863 vs. 3,5502,687

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
231 vs. 745514
Seasons
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 105

Triple-Doubles:

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
61st
3rd
58 10 vs. 164154

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
42nd
234 2 vs. 3028
50+ point games
76th
40th
36 1 vs. 32
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
DNP
44th
0 vs. 2,5802,580
Rebounds
DNP
38th
0 vs. 1,1591,159
Assists
DNP
35th
0 vs. 712712
Steals
DNP
94th
0 vs. 116116
Blocks
DNP
107th
0 vs. 8282
Offensive Rebounds
DNP
38th
0 vs. 286286
Defensive Rebounds
DNP
27th
0 vs. 873873
Field Goals Made
DNP
39th
0 vs. 978978
Field Goals Attempted
DNP
54th
0 vs. 1,8641,864
3-Pointers Made
DNP
54th
0 vs. 165165
3-Pointers Attempted
DNP
59th
0 vs. 425425
Free Throws Made
DNP
67th
0 vs. 459459
Free Throws Attempted
DNP
69th
0 vs. 556556

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
DNP
198th
0 vs. 9494
Playoffs
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 77

Triple-Doubles:

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
DNP
3rd
0 vs. 2121

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
DNP
20th
0 vs. 77
50+ point games
DNP
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
DNP
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
45th
21.03 vs. 21.760.72
Rebounds per game
--
31st
5.97 vs. 10.934.96
Assists per game
--
30th
7.40 vs. 7.230.18
Steals per game
--
161st
1.47 vs. 1.270.20
Blocks per game
--
277th
0.33 vs. 0.720.39
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
67th
1.25 vs. 2.661.41
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
7th
4.72 vs. 8.273.55
Field Goals Made per game
--
39th
7.43 vs. 8.370.94
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
121st
17.63 vs. 14.962.68
3-Pointers Made per game
5th
+300th
+295 3.05 vs. 1.091.96
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
260th
8.37 vs. 3.045.33
Free Throws Made per game
--
138th
3.13 vs. 3.920.80
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
156th
3.74 vs. 4.771.03

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
DNP
10th
0.00 vs. 27.4527.45
Rebounds per game
DNP
16th
0.00 vs. 12.3312.33
Assists per game
DNP
21st
0.00 vs. 7.577.57
Steals per game
DNP
159th
0.00 vs. 1.231.23
Blocks per game
DNP
206th
0.00 vs. 0.870.87
Offensive Rebounds per game
DNP
44th
0.00 vs. 3.043.04
Defensive Rebounds per game
DNP
4th
0.00 vs. 9.299.29
Field Goals Made per game
DNP
7th
0.00 vs. 10.4010.40
Field Goals Attempted per game
DNP
29th
0.00 vs. 19.8319.83
3-Pointers Made per game
DNP
93rd
0.00 vs. 1.761.76
3-Pointers Attempted per game
DNP
123rd
0.00 vs. 4.524.52
Free Throws Made per game
DNP
86th
0.00 vs. 4.884.88
Free Throws Attempted per game
DNP
108th
0.00 vs. 5.915.91

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.