LaMelo Ball vs. Shabazz Napier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shabazz Napier 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.

Shabazz Napier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Shabazz Napier 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Shabazz Napier 6

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Shabazz Napier 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Shabazz Napier 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Shabazz Napier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Shabazz Napier 7.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Shabazz Napier 1.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Shabazz Napier 2.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Shabazz Napier 0.8

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Shabazz Napier 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Shabazz Napier 2,433

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Shabazz Napier 657

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Shabazz Napier 849

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Shabazz Napier 286

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Shabazz Napier 48

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Shabazz Napier 345

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Shabazz Napier .397

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Shabazz Napier .345

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Shabazz Napier .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 6.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 1.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 0.7

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 62

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 13

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 17

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 6

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Shabazz Napier 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier .488

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier .400

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Shabazz Napier 0.0 (2019)