LaMelo Ball vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)