LaMelo Ball vs. Jerry Sichting Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sichting 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 2024-25
Jerry Sichting: 1980-81 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Sichting 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Jerry Sichting 10

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Sichting 5

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jerry Sichting 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jerry Sichting 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Jerry Sichting 6.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Jerry Sichting 1.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jerry Sichting 3.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Jerry Sichting 0.7

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Jerry Sichting 4,141

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Jerry Sichting 817

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Jerry Sichting 1,962

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Jerry Sichting 439

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Jerry Sichting 19

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Jerry Sichting 598

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Jerry Sichting .507

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Jerry Sichting .271

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Jerry Sichting .857

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Jerry Sichting 11.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jerry Sichting 2.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jerry Sichting 5.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jerry Sichting 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jerry Sichting 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 3.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 0.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 1.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 140

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 39

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 79

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 16

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Sichting 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting .418

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting .143

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting .647

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 3.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 2.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Sichting 0.0 (1989)