LaMelo Ball vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Gene James 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Gene James 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Gene James 95

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene James - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Gene James 4

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Gene James 0 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Gene James 2

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Gene James - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene James - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.