LaMelo Ball vs. Dean Meminger Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Meminger 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.

Dean Meminger

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Dean Meminger: 1971-72 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Dean Meminger 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Dean Meminger 6

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Dean Meminger 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Dean Meminger 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Dean Meminger 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Dean Meminger 6.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Dean Meminger 2.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Dean Meminger 2.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Dean Meminger 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Dean Meminger 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Dean Meminger 2,552

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Dean Meminger 1,086

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Dean Meminger 1,046

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Dean Meminger 242 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Dean Meminger 28 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Dean Meminger 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Dean Meminger .475

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Dean Meminger - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Dean Meminger .627

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Dean Meminger 8.3 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Dean Meminger 3.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Dean Meminger 5.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Dean Meminger 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Dean Meminger 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 3.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 2.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 1.8

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 169

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 104

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 82

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 4 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Dean Meminger 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger .455

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger .561

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 4.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 2.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dean Meminger 0.0 (1974) *

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.