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LaMelo Ball
Timberwolves · G · 25
LaMelo Ball
vs
2025-26
Victor Wembanyama
Spurs · F-C · 22
Victor Wembanyama
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

LaMelo Ball vs Victor Wembanyama

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Ball · Wembanyama
LaMelo Ball
Ball
Timberwolves
2025-26
Wembanyama
Spurs
Victor Wembanyama
72
Games
availability
64
28.0
Minutes
per game
29.2
20.1
Points
per game
25.0
4.8
Rebounds
per game
11.5
7.1
Assists
per game
3.1
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
4.1
2.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.4
40.7%
Field goal %
51.2%
36.8%
Three-point %
10.3 vs 5.5 attempts
34.9%
89.9%
Free throw %
82.7%
54.6%
True shooting
TS%
62.6%
30.6%
Usage
USG%
31.6%
38.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.0%
8.4%
Rebound %
of available
18.6%
+9.1
Net rating
on court
+17.0
13.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
20.9%
+5.8
Plus-minus
per game
+10.7
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

Victor Wembanyama scored more in 2025-26, 4.9 points a game apart (25.0 vs 20.1), on Wembanyama's heavier usage (31.6% vs 30.6%).

Wembanyama is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.6% 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 3.1 assists), the glass to Wembanyama (11.5 vs 4.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ball played 8 more games (72 vs 64 of 82).

With Wembanyama on the floor his team outscored opponents by +17.0 per 100 possessions, against +9.1 for Ball; 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, Wembanyama $16.9M through 2031-32. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Ball
2025-26
Wembanyama
41-31
Record when playing
50-14
19.5
Points at home
26.3
20.6
Points on the road
23.6
20.4
Points in wins
25.5
19.6
Points in losses
23.1
38
Season high
41
9
30-point games
18
10
Double-doubles
42

Last games & contracts

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Ball · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at MIA21 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
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
Wembanyama · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs OKC12 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs SAC14 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs PHX19 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at PHX13 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Ball · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$43.6M
2028-29$46.4M
Wembanyama · contract
2026-27$16.9M
2027-28$43.5M
2028-29$47.0M
2029-30$50.5M
2030-31$53.9M
2031-32$57.4M

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Ball vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane
Wembanyama vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).