LaMelo Ball vs. Jack Kerris Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Kerris 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.

Jack Kerris

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jack Kerris: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jack Kerris 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Jack Kerris 4

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jack Kerris 4

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jack Kerris 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jack Kerris 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 Jack Kerris 7.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Jack Kerris 6.3 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jack Kerris 2.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Jack Kerris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jack Kerris - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Jack Kerris 2,057

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Jack Kerris 1,286 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Jack Kerris 667

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Jack Kerris - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Jack Kerris - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Jack Kerris 271

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Jack Kerris .363

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Jack Kerris - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Jack Kerris .662

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Jack Kerris 10.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jack Kerris 7.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jack Kerris 3.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jack Kerris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jack Kerris - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris 8.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris 5.7 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris 2.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris 92

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris 40 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris 24

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jack Kerris 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris .349

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris .582

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris 12.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris 9.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris 4.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jack Kerris - 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.