LaMelo Ball vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)