LaMelo Ball vs. Jim Price Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Price 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.

Jim Price

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jim Price: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Price 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Jim Price 7

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Price 5

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jim Price 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Price 1

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jim Price 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Jim Price 10.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Jim Price 3.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jim Price 3.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Jim Price 1.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jim Price 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Jim Price 5,088

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Jim Price 1,566

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Jim Price 1,886

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Jim Price 724 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Jim Price 126 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Jim Price 510

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Jim Price .444

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Jim Price - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Jim Price .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Jim Price 16.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jim Price 4.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jim Price 5.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jim Price 2.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jim Price 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 6.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 2.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 2.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 138

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 55

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 62

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 25 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 1 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Price 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Price .351

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Price - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Price .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 11.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 4.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 4.2 (1977)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 2.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Price 0.2 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.