LaMelo Ball vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters and LaMelo Ball that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 4

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)