LaMelo Ball vs. Bud Grant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Grant 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.

Bud Grant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Bud Grant 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Bud Grant 2

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Bud Grant 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Bud Grant 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Bud Grant 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Bud Grant 2.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Bud Grant 1.9 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Bud Grant 0.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Bud Grant 249

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Bud Grant 115 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Bud Grant 90

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Bud Grant 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Bud Grant .318

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Bud Grant .590

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Bud Grant 2.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Bud Grant 1.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Bud Grant - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant 3.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant 0.8 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant 0.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant 54

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant 5 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant 7

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Bud Grant 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant .393

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant .588

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant 3.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant 0.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bud Grant - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.