Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

LaMelo Ball vs Ty Jerome

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Ball · Jerome

Ball

Timberwolves

2025-26

Jerome

Grizzlies

Games

availability

28.0

Minutes

per game

22.6

20.1

Points

per game

19.7

4.8

Rebounds

per game

2.8

7.1

Assists

per game

5.7

1.5

Steals + blocks

per game

1.4

2.8

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.8

40.7%

Field goal %

47.4%

36.8%

Three-point %

10.3 vs 6.7 attempts

42.0%

89.9%

Free throw %

87.5%

54.6%

True shooting

TS%

61.6%

30.6%

Usage

USG%

33.2%

38.4%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

40.9%

8.4%

Rebound %

of available

6.5%

+9.1

Net rating

on court

-5.0

13.4%

PIE

player impact estimate

16.2%

+5.8

Plus-minus

per game

-3.0

Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

LaMelo Ball scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (20.1 vs 19.7), on Jerome's heavier usage (33.2% vs 30.6%).

Jerome is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Ball (7.1 vs 5.7 assists), the glass to Ball (4.8 vs 2.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ball played 57 more games (72 vs 15 of 82).

With Ball on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.1 per 100 possessions, against -5.0 for Jerome; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Ball $40.8M through 2028-29, Jerome $9.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Ball

2025-26

Jerome

41-31

Record when playing

3-12

19.5

Points at home

20.2

20.6

Points on the road

19.3

20.4

Points in wins

22.7

19.6

Points in losses

18.9

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Ball · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Oct 14 vs DET3 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast

Mon, Oct 12 at NYK10 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at IND14 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast

Mon, Oct 5 at MIL11 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Jerome · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 vs CHA17 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast

Fri, Oct 9 at CHI16 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast

Wed, Oct 7 vs ORL17 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast

Mon, Oct 5 at ATL12 pts · 0 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Mar 23 at ATL17 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast

Ball · contract

2026-27$40.8M

2027-28$43.6M

2028-29$46.4M

Jerome · contract

2026-27$9.2M

2027-28player option$9.7M

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Ball vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).