LaMelo Ball vs. Dick Gibbs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Gibbs 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.

Dick Gibbs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Dick Gibbs: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Dick Gibbs 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Dick Gibbs 5

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Dick Gibbs 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Dick Gibbs 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Dick Gibbs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Dick Gibbs 5.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Dick Gibbs 1.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Dick Gibbs 0.8

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Dick Gibbs 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Dick Gibbs 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Dick Gibbs 1,739

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Dick Gibbs 624

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Dick Gibbs 260

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Dick Gibbs 67 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Dick Gibbs 35 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Dick Gibbs 333

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Dick Gibbs .402

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Dick Gibbs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Dick Gibbs .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Dick Gibbs 10.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Dick Gibbs 3.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Dick Gibbs 1.1 (1974)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Dick Gibbs 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 1.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 0.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 0.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 18

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 2

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 4

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 3 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Dick Gibbs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs .368

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 2.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 0.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 0.4 (1976)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Gibbs 0.0 (1976) *

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.