LaMelo Ball vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2025-26
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 6 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Gene Vance 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.5 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Gene Vance - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 5,158 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,473 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,843 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 357 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 79 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 246 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .419 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .360 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .839 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.9 (2026) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance 17

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

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

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance .242

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

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gene Vance - 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.