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2025-26 comparison

LaMelo Ball vs LeBron James

LaMelo BallLaMelo BallCharlotte Hornets · 72 GPLeBron JamesLeBron JamesLos Angeles Lakers · 60 GP
LaMelo Ball vs LeBron James · 2025-26 per-game and advanced statistics
LaMelo BallPer gameLeBron James
28.0Minutes33.2
20.1Points20.9
4.8Rebounds6.1
7.1Assists7.2
1.2Steals1.2
0.2Blocks0.6
2.8Turnovers3.0
40.7FG%51.5
36.83P%31.7
89.9FT%73.7
54.6True shooting %59.4
18.5PER19.8
30.9Usage %26.8
+416+/− (season)+119

2025-26 shot maps

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
1/4 (25%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)4/4 (100%)0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/6 (33%)0/5 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)4/7 (57%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)1/5 (20%)5/5 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/4 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/4 (0%)2/12 (17%)4/4 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)3/3 (100%)1/5 (20%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/3 (67%)1/3 (33%)0/3 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)3/4 (75%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/5 (20%)2/7 (29%)3/5 (60%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)3/5 (60%)5/13 (38%)2/6 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)22/33 (67%)34/52 (65%)4/10 (40%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)9/10 (90%)1/2 (50%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)74/89 (83%)62/81 (77%)11/16 (69%)2/7 (29%)1/2 (50%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)23/29 (79%)23/30 (77%)4/9 (44%)0/4 (0%)3/4 (75%)1/4 (25%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/5 (40%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)7/10 (70%)10/15 (67%)1/8 (13%)1/2 (50%)1/4 (25%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)2/3 (67%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/5 (20%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)2/5 (40%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/3 (0%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/6 (33%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/5 (20%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)3/4 (75%)1/4 (25%)0/4 (0%)0/1 (0%)
LeBron James 473–919 FG
LaMelo Ball vs LeBron James · shooting accuracy by zone
LaMelo BallZone FG% (attempts)LeBron James
56.7% (178)Restricted area league 67.2%75.1% (341)
41.8% (251)In the paint (non-RA) league 44.5%42.7% (178)
37.3% (75)Mid-range league 41.8%40.8% (157)
43.3% (97)Corner 3 league 38.8%28.6% (49)
35.8% (643)Above the break 3 league 35.2%32.5% (194)

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

Quick answers

Who scores more, LaMelo Ball or LeBron James?
LeBron James had the higher points per game in 2025-26: 20.9, compared with 20.1 for LaMelo Ball.
Who is the more efficient scorer?
LeBron James had the higher true shooting percentage in 2025-26: 59.4%, compared with 54.6% for LaMelo Ball.
Who rebounds and passes more?
LeBron James had the higher rebounds per game in 2025-26: 6.1, compared with 4.8 for LaMelo Ball. LeBron James had the higher assists per game in 2025-26: 7.2, compared with 7.1 for LaMelo Ball.
Who had the higher PER?
LeBron James had the higher PER in 2025-26: 19.8, compared with 18.5 for LaMelo Ball. PER summarizes per-minute box-score production.

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