LaMelo Ball vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Mike Novak 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 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak 10

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Novak - 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.