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2025-26 comparison

Desmond Bane vs LaMelo Ball

Desmond BaneDesmond BaneOrlando Magic · 82 GPLaMelo BallLaMelo BallCharlotte Hornets · 72 GP
Desmond Bane vs LaMelo Ball · 2025-26 per-game and advanced statistics
Desmond BanePer gameLaMelo Ball
33.6Minutes28.0
20.1Points20.1
4.1Rebounds4.8
4.1Assists7.1
1.0Steals1.2
0.5Blocks0.2
2.0Turnovers2.8
48.4FG%40.7
39.13P%36.8
90.8FT%89.9
60.7True shooting %54.6
16.3PER18.5
22.9Usage %30.9
+135+/− (season)+416

2025-26 shot maps

3/5 (60%)4/8 (50%)2/6 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/6 (33%)8/14 (57%)3/9 (33%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)3/7 (43%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)2/5 (40%)2/8 (25%)2/3 (67%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)5/13 (38%)2/6 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/9 (22%)5/15 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)4/6 (67%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)0/1 (0%)2/6 (33%)1/8 (13%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)3/3 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/4 (0%)3/4 (75%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/4 (25%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)8/14 (57%)3/4 (75%)1/4 (25%)0/6 (0%)8/16 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/7 (14%)1/5 (20%)1/2 (50%)4/5 (80%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)15/22 (68%)24/45 (53%)2/6 (33%)1/4 (25%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/5 (60%)6/9 (67%)3/6 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)3/5 (60%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)52/71 (73%)47/70 (67%)10/20 (50%)6/9 (67%)0/2 (0%)6/7 (86%)2/3 (67%)7/10 (70%)2/5 (40%)0/3 (0%)4/8 (50%)1/5 (20%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)26/37 (70%)46/82 (56%)3/6 (50%)1/6 (17%)2/2 (100%)6/6 (100%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)2/5 (40%)5/14 (36%)0/1 (0%)3/4 (75%)2/7 (29%)19/39 (49%)3/11 (27%)1/2 (50%)1/5 (20%)2/2 (100%)3/7 (43%)0/3 (0%)2/3 (67%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)5/8 (63%)0/5 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/5 (0%)3/8 (38%)1/4 (25%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/7 (29%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)3/10 (30%)2/4 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/6 (33%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)8/16 (50%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)4/9 (44%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)8/15 (53%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/8 (38%)3/7 (43%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/5 (20%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)3/3 (100%)2/6 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/6 (17%)3/4 (75%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)
Desmond Bane 583–1205 FG
4/6 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)3/4 (75%)1/4 (25%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)2/9 (22%)5/11 (45%)1/3 (33%)3/9 (33%)2/5 (40%)5/9 (56%)3/4 (75%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)2/9 (22%)1/5 (20%)2/9 (22%)0/4 (0%)4/8 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)4/17 (24%)2/8 (25%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/8 (25%)0/1 (0%)1/6 (17%)4/13 (31%)5/14 (36%)2/7 (29%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)3/7 (43%)6/21 (29%)6/14 (43%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)5/11 (45%)7/12 (58%)1/6 (17%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)3/5 (60%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/13 (15%)4/7 (57%)3/6 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)2/5 (40%)6/10 (60%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/4 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)2/6 (33%)4/6 (67%)2/7 (29%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)3/4 (75%)1/5 (20%)4/10 (40%)0/7 (0%)1/5 (20%)0/2 (0%)2/5 (40%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/4 (25%)3/9 (33%)4/15 (27%)0/4 (0%)1/5 (20%)3/6 (50%)1/7 (14%)1/5 (20%)6/9 (67%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)22/39 (56%)3/15 (20%)5/10 (50%)3/9 (33%)4/7 (57%)31/41 (76%)4/9 (44%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)8/19 (42%)5/7 (71%)0/1 (0%)5/11 (45%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)16/23 (70%)16/32 (50%)7/12 (58%)2/11 (18%)5/12 (42%)3/5 (60%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)3/5 (60%)1/1 (100%)0/4 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)7/18 (39%)5/15 (33%)2/9 (22%)0/2 (0%)2/9 (22%)0/2 (0%)4/5 (80%)1/3 (33%)3/5 (60%)3/9 (33%)0/1 (0%)3/4 (75%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)4/7 (57%)1/3 (33%)1/6 (17%)6/8 (75%)2/5 (40%)1/4 (25%)1/3 (33%)3/3 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/4 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)3/3 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/7 (14%)2/6 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)2/2 (100%)4/9 (44%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/9 (11%)8/18 (44%)2/2 (100%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/4 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)3/4 (75%)3/11 (27%)5/6 (83%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)6/15 (40%)4/14 (29%)4/7 (57%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/7 (29%)3/6 (50%)0/1 (0%)5/9 (56%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)1/7 (14%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/7 (29%)1/4 (25%)4/8 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/3 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/5 (20%)1/4 (25%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)5/9 (56%)0/2 (0%)2/3 (67%)3/5 (60%)2/2 (100%)
LaMelo Ball 506–1244 FG
Desmond Bane vs LaMelo Ball · shooting accuracy by zone
Desmond BaneZone FG% (attempts)LaMelo Ball
61.5% (364)Restricted area league 67.2%56.7% (178)
45.9% (266)In the paint (non-RA) league 44.5%41.8% (251)
47.0% (149)Mid-range league 41.8%37.3% (75)
44.2% (86)Corner 3 league 38.8%43.3% (97)
37.9% (340)Above the break 3 league 35.2%35.8% (643)

above typical accuracy typical below. Better percentage highlighted when both players took 10+ shots in the zone. Shot locations.

Quick answers

Who scores more, Desmond Bane or LaMelo Ball?
Desmond Bane and LaMelo Ball are both shown at 20.1 for points per game in 2025-26, rounded to one decimal.
Who is the more efficient scorer?
Desmond Bane had the higher true shooting percentage in 2025-26: 60.7%, compared with 54.6% for LaMelo Ball.
Who rebounds and passes more?
LaMelo Ball had the higher rebounds per game in 2025-26: 4.8, compared with 4.1 for Desmond Bane. LaMelo Ball had the higher assists per game in 2025-26: 7.1, compared with 4.1 for Desmond Bane.
Who had the higher PER?
LaMelo Ball had the higher PER in 2025-26: 18.5, compared with 16.3 for Desmond Bane. PER summarizes per-minute box-score production.

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Statistics. Better value highlighted per row. How to read these stats.