LaMelo Ball vs. Gene Gillette Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Gillette 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.

Gene Gillette

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Gene Gillette: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Gene Gillette 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Gene Gillette 1

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Gene Gillette 0

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Gene Gillette 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Gene Gillette 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 Gene Gillette 0.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Gene Gillette 0.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Gene Gillette 8

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Gene Gillette 2

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Gene Gillette 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Gene Gillette .091

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Gene Gillette .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Gene Gillette 0.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Gene Gillette 0.1 (1947)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Gene Gillette - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette -

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette -

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Gene Gillette 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette -

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Gillette - 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.