LaMelo Ball vs. Paolo Banchero: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LaMelo Ball and Paolo Banchero 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 Paolo Banchero, with 4 seasons played from 2023 to 2026, 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. Paolo Banchero
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero
Points
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Years6402

LaMelo Ball vs. Paolo Banchero
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero
Points
--
--
DNP
8th
Rebounds
--
--
DNP
118th
Assists
--
--
DNP
184th
Steals
--
--
DNP
+300th
Blocks
--
--
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 Paolo Banchero Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
4,964 vs. 4,547417
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,412 vs. 1,44129
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,748 vs. 934814
Steals
+300th
+300th
347 vs. 170177
Blocks
+300th
+300th
77 vs. 12144
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
296 vs. 22373
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,116 vs. 1,218102
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,750 vs. 1,566184
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,149 vs. 3,527622
3-Pointers Made
293rd
+300th
+7 722 vs. 294428
3-Pointers Attempted
299th
+300th
+1 1,977 vs. 9271,050
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
742 vs. 1,121379
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
888 vs. 1,534646

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
235 vs. 20332
Seasons
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 42

Triple-Doubles:

LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
59th
202nd
143 11 vs. 29

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
278th
138th
140 2 vs. 64
50+ point games
76th
76th
0 1 vs. 10
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 336336
Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 102102
Assists
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 4949
Steals
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 1111
Blocks
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 88
Offensive Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 2626
Defensive Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 7676
Field Goals Made
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 122122
Field Goals Attempted
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 273273
3-Pointers Made
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 2828
3-Pointers Attempted
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 6767
Free Throws Made
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 6464
Free Throws Attempted
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 9090

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 1212
Playoffs
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 22

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
DNP
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
--
21.12 vs. 22.401.28
Rebounds per game
--
--
6.01 vs. 7.101.09
Assists per game
--
--
7.44 vs. 4.602.84
Steals per game
--
--
1.48 vs. 0.840.64
Blocks per game
--
--
0.33 vs. 0.600.27
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
--
1.26 vs. 1.100.16
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
--
4.75 vs. 6.001.25
Field Goals Made per game
--
--
7.45 vs. 7.710.27
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
--
17.66 vs. 17.370.28
3-Pointers Made per game
4th
198th
194 3.07 vs. 1.451.62
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
--
8.41 vs. 4.573.85
Free Throws Made per game
--
--
3.16 vs. 5.522.36
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
--
3.78 vs. 7.563.78

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Paolo Banchero Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
DNP
8th
0.00 vs. 28.0028.00
Rebounds per game
DNP
118th
0.00 vs. 8.508.50
Assists per game
DNP
184th
0.00 vs. 4.084.08
Steals per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.920.92
Blocks per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.670.67
Offensive Rebounds per game
DNP
179th
0.00 vs. 2.172.17
Defensive Rebounds per game
DNP
75th
0.00 vs. 6.336.33
Field Goals Made per game
DNP
10th
0.00 vs. 10.1710.17
Field Goals Attempted per game
DNP
8th
0.00 vs. 22.7522.75
3-Pointers Made per game
DNP
25th
0.00 vs. 2.332.33
3-Pointers Attempted per game
DNP
63rd
0.00 vs. 5.585.58
Free Throws Made per game
DNP
64th
0.00 vs. 5.335.33
Free Throws Attempted per game
DNP
36th
0.00 vs. 7.507.50

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.