Lonzo Ball vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and Lonzo 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

Lonzo Ball

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lonzo Ball: 2017-18 to 2021-22
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lonzo Ball 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Lonzo Ball 5 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Lonzo Ball 0 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Lonzo Ball 0 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 11.9 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 5.7 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.2 Gene James 1.1

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

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.6 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball 2,995 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball 1,447 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Lonzo Ball 1,563 Gene James 95

Total Steals Lonzo Ball 391 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball 162 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Lonzo Ball 252 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball .400 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Lonzo Ball .364 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball .578 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 14.6 (2021) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.9 (2018) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 7.2 (2018) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.8 (2022) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.9 (2022) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball - Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball - Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball - Gene James 0.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball - Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball - Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Lonzo Ball - Gene James 2

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

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

Total Games Lonzo Ball 0 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball - Gene James .111

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

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball - Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball - Gene James - *

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

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

Blocks Per Game Lonzo 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.