LaMelo Ball vs. Josh Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Richardson 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
Josh Richardson: 2015-16 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Josh Richardson 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 6 Josh Richardson 10

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Josh Richardson 4

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Josh Richardson 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Josh Richardson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.9 Josh Richardson 11.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Josh Richardson 3.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.5 Josh Richardson 2.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.4 Josh Richardson 1.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Josh Richardson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 5,169 Josh Richardson 6,381

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,475 Josh Richardson 1,685

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,846 Josh Richardson 1,463

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 358 Josh Richardson 566

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 79 Josh Richardson 297

Total Games LaMelo Ball 247 Josh Richardson 554

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .419 Josh Richardson .428

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .359 Josh Richardson .363

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .839 Josh Richardson .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Josh Richardson 16.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Josh Richardson 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.5 (2026) Josh Richardson 4.1 (2019)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Josh Richardson 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Josh Richardson 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 7.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 3.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 1.8

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 0.7

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 236

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 91

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 54

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 21

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 20

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Josh Richardson 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson .371

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson .350

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 16.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 3.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 3.3 (2020)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 2.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Josh Richardson 1.0 (2018)