LaMelo Ball vs. Serge Ibaka: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LaMelo Ball and Serge Ibaka 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 / 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 Serge Ibaka, with 14 seasons played from 2010 to 2023, 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. Serge Ibaka
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka
Points
+300th
+300th
DNP
110th
Rebounds
+300th
157th
DNP
56th
Assists
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
DNP
251st
Blocks
+300th
27th
DNP
8th
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LaMelo Ball vs. Serge Ibaka
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka
Points
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Rebounds
--
228th
DNP
280th
Assists
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Blocks
--
29th
DNP
24th

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 Serge Ibaka Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
4,859 vs. 11,0286,169
Rebounds
+300th
157th
+143 1,379 vs. 6,5135,134
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,710 vs. 749961
Steals
+300th
+300th
340 vs. 37333
Blocks
+300th
27th
+273 76 vs. 1,7591,683
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
126th
+174 289 vs. 1,8941,605
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
119th
+181 1,090 vs. 4,6193,529
Field Goals Made
+300th
291st
+9 1,716 vs. 4,5752,859
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,073 vs. 8,9164,843
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
705 vs. 61491
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,934 vs. 1,709225
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
722 vs. 1,264542
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
863 vs. 1,669806

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
243rd
+57 231 vs. 919688
Seasons
+300th
190th
+110 5 vs. 149

Triple-Doubles:

LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
61st
275th
214 10 vs. 19

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka 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 Serge Ibaka Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
DNP
110th
0 vs. 1,6081,608
Rebounds
DNP
56th
0 vs. 965965
Assists
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 109109
Steals
DNP
251st
0 vs. 6161
Blocks
DNP
8th
0 vs. 292292
Offensive Rebounds
DNP
42nd
0 vs. 277277
Defensive Rebounds
DNP
50th
0 vs. 688688
Field Goals Made
DNP
96th
0 vs. 654654
Field Goals Attempted
DNP
117th
0 vs. 1,3111,311
3-Pointers Made
DNP
129th
0 vs. 9494
3-Pointers Attempted
DNP
142nd
0 vs. 246246
Free Throws Made
DNP
243rd
0 vs. 206206
Free Throws Attempted
DNP
250th
0 vs. 261261

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
DNP
46th
0 vs. 152152
Playoffs
DNP
76th
0 vs. 1212

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
DNP
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
21.03 vs. 12.009.03
Rebounds per game
--
228th
5.97 vs. 7.091.12
Assists per game
--
+300th
7.40 vs. 0.826.59
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.47 vs. 0.411.07
Blocks per game
--
29th
0.33 vs. 1.911.59
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
205th
1.25 vs. 2.060.81
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
150th
4.72 vs. 5.030.31
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
7.43 vs. 4.982.45
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
17.63 vs. 9.707.93
3-Pointers Made per game
5th
+300th
+295 3.05 vs. 0.672.38
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
8.37 vs. 1.866.51
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
3.13 vs. 1.381.75
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.74 vs. 1.821.92

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Serge Ibaka Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 10.5810.58
Rebounds per game
DNP
280th
0.00 vs. 6.356.35
Assists per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.720.72
Steals per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.400.40
Blocks per game
DNP
24th
0.00 vs. 1.921.92
Offensive Rebounds per game
DNP
273rd
0.00 vs. 1.821.82
Defensive Rebounds per game
DNP
205th
0.00 vs. 4.534.53
Field Goals Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 4.304.30
Field Goals Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 8.638.63
3-Pointers Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.620.62
3-Pointers Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.621.62
Free Throws Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.361.36
Free Throws Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.721.72

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.