LaMelo Ball vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.