LaMelo Ball vs. Bingo Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bingo Smith 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.

Bingo Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bingo Smith: 1969-70 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Bingo Smith 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Bingo Smith 11

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Bingo Smith 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Bingo Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Bingo Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Bingo Smith 12.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Bingo Smith 4.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Bingo Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Bingo Smith 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Bingo Smith 10,882

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Bingo Smith 3,630

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Bingo Smith 1,734

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Bingo Smith 431 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Bingo Smith 167 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Bingo Smith 865

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Bingo Smith .449

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Bingo Smith .284 *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Bingo Smith .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Bingo Smith 15.9 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Bingo Smith 6.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Bingo Smith 3.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Bingo Smith 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Bingo Smith 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 201

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 54

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 35

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 14 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 4 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Bingo Smith 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith .407

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith - *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith .893

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 12.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 3.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bingo Smith 0.3 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.