LaMelo Ball vs. Stephen Curry: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LaMelo Ball and Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry, with 16 seasons played from 2010 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, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) 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. Stephen Curry
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry
Points
+300th
24th
DNP
10th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
DNP
76th
Assists
+300th
29th
DNP
19th
Steals
+300th
43rd
DNP
24th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
DNP
177th
3-Pointers Made
+300th
1st
DNP
1st
Years516010

LaMelo Ball vs. Stephen Curry
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry
Points
--
18th
DNP
16th
Rebounds
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Assists
--
51st
DNP
54th
Steals
--
77th
DNP
77th
Blocks
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
3-Pointers Made
5th
1st
DNP
1st

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 Stephen Curry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
24th
+276 4,859 vs. 25,38620,527
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,379 vs. 4,8193,440
Assists
+300th
29th
+271 1,710 vs. 6,5404,830
Steals
+300th
43rd
+257 340 vs. 1,5531,213
Blocks
+300th
+300th
76 vs. 265189
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
289 vs. 669380
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
153rd
+147 1,090 vs. 4,1503,060
Field Goals Made
+300th
29th
+271 1,716 vs. 8,6486,932
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
32nd
+268 4,073 vs. 18,35614,283
3-Pointers Made
+300th
1st
+299 705 vs. 4,0583,353
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 1,934 vs. 9,5897,655
Free Throws Made
+300th
79th
+221 722 vs. 4,0323,310
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
121st
+179 863 vs. 4,4243,561

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
137th
+163 231 vs. 1,026795
Seasons
+300th
87th
+213 5 vs. 1611

Triple-Doubles:

LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
61st
61st
0 10 vs. 100

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
10th
266 2 vs. 7169
50+ point games
76th
6th
70 1 vs. 1514
60+ point games
-
7th
0 vs. 22
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
DNP
10th
0 vs. 4,1474,147
Rebounds
DNP
76th
0 vs. 828828
Assists
DNP
19th
0 vs. 953953
Steals
DNP
24th
0 vs. 231231
Blocks
DNP
177th
0 vs. 5050
Offensive Rebounds
DNP
223rd
0 vs. 113113
Defensive Rebounds
DNP
45th
0 vs. 715715
Field Goals Made
DNP
16th
0 vs. 1,3881,388
Field Goals Attempted
DNP
15th
0 vs. 3,0563,056
3-Pointers Made
DNP
1st
0 vs. 650650
3-Pointers Attempted
DNP
1st
0 vs. 1,6371,637
Free Throws Made
DNP
30th
0 vs. 721721
Free Throws Attempted
DNP
38th
0 vs. 811811

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
DNP
41st
0 vs. 155155
Playoffs
DNP
154th
0 vs. 1010

Triple-Doubles:

LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
DNP
20th
0 vs. 33

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
DNP
14th
0 vs. 88
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 Stephen Curry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
18th
21.03 vs. 24.743.71
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.97 vs. 4.701.27
Assists per game
--
51st
7.40 vs. 6.371.03
Steals per game
--
77th
1.47 vs. 1.510.04
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.33 vs. 0.260.07
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.25 vs. 0.650.60
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
282nd
4.72 vs. 4.040.67
Field Goals Made per game
--
36th
7.43 vs. 8.431.00
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
33rd
17.63 vs. 17.890.26
3-Pointers Made per game
5th
1st
4 3.05 vs. 3.960.90
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
1st
8.37 vs. 9.350.97
Free Throws Made per game
--
136th
3.13 vs. 3.930.80
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
205th
3.74 vs. 4.310.58

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Stephen Curry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
DNP
16th
0.00 vs. 26.7526.75
Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 5.345.34
Assists per game
DNP
54th
0.00 vs. 6.156.15
Steals per game
DNP
77th
0.00 vs. 1.491.49
Blocks per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.320.32
Offensive Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.730.73
Defensive Rebounds per game
DNP
192nd
0.00 vs. 4.614.61
Field Goals Made per game
DNP
34th
0.00 vs. 8.958.95
Field Goals Attempted per game
DNP
31st
0.00 vs. 19.7219.72
3-Pointers Made per game
DNP
1st
0.00 vs. 4.194.19
3-Pointers Attempted per game
DNP
1st
0.00 vs. 10.5610.56
Free Throws Made per game
DNP
99th
0.00 vs. 4.654.65
Free Throws Attempted per game
DNP
161st
0.00 vs. 5.235.23

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.