LaMelo Ball vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2025-26
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 6 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.1 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.5 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 5,053 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,441 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,796 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 353 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 77 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games LaMelo Ball 240 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .420 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .362 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .838 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.9 (2026) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 9.6 (2026) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 11

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)