LaMelo Ball vs. Fred Sheffield Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Sheffield 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.

Fred Sheffield

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Fred Sheffield: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Fred Sheffield 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Fred Sheffield 1

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Fred Sheffield 0

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Fred Sheffield 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Fred Sheffield 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 Fred Sheffield 3.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Fred Sheffield 0.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Fred Sheffield 74

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Fred Sheffield 4

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Fred Sheffield 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Fred Sheffield .199

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Fred Sheffield .615

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Fred Sheffield 3.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Fred Sheffield 0.2 (1947)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield -

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield -

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Fred Sheffield 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield -

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.