LaMelo Ball vs. Hassan Whiteside Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hassan Whiteside 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
Hassan Whiteside: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 6 Hassan Whiteside 10

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Hassan Whiteside 4

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Hassan Whiteside 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Rebounds Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Blocks Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Hassan Whiteside 2

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Hassan Whiteside 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.9 Hassan Whiteside 12.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Hassan Whiteside 10.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.5 Hassan Whiteside 0.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.4 Hassan Whiteside 0.5

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Hassan Whiteside 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 5,169 Hassan Whiteside 6,450

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,475 Hassan Whiteside 5,523

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,846 Hassan Whiteside 326

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 358 Hassan Whiteside 271

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 79 Hassan Whiteside 1,143

Total Games LaMelo Ball 247 Hassan Whiteside 511

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .419 Hassan Whiteside .586

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .359 Hassan Whiteside .308

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .839 Hassan Whiteside .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Hassan Whiteside 17.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Hassan Whiteside 14.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.5 (2026) Hassan Whiteside 1.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Hassan Whiteside 0.7 (2017)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Hassan Whiteside 3.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 7.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 7.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 0.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 0.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 191

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 205

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 6

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 11

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 52

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Hassan Whiteside 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside .592

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 1.000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside .560

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 12.0 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 10.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Hassan Whiteside 2.8 (2016)