LaMelo Ball vs. Kleggie Hermsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kleggie Hermsen 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
Kleggie Hermsen: 1946-47 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Kleggie Hermsen 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Kleggie Hermsen 6

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Kleggie Hermsen 4

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Kleggie Hermsen 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Kleggie Hermsen 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 Kleggie Hermsen 9.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Kleggie Hermsen 5.8 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Kleggie Hermsen 1.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Kleggie Hermsen 2,669

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Kleggie Hermsen 467 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Kleggie Hermsen 366

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Kleggie Hermsen 288

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Kleggie Hermsen .297

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Kleggie Hermsen .654

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Kleggie Hermsen 12.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Kleggie Hermsen 6.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Kleggie Hermsen 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen 10.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen 1.5 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen 1.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen 276

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen 3 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen 29

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Kleggie Hermsen 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen .261

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen .689

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen 12.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen 1.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Kleggie Hermsen - 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.