LaMelo Ball vs. Rick Hughes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Hughes 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
Rick Hughes: 1999-00 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Hughes 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 6 Rick Hughes 1

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Hughes 0

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Rick Hughes 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Rick Hughes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.9 Rick Hughes 3.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Rick Hughes 2.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.5 Rick Hughes 0.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.4 Rick Hughes 0.1

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Rick Hughes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 5,169 Rick Hughes 82

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,475 Rick Hughes 49

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,846 Rick Hughes 9

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 358 Rick Hughes 3

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 79 Rick Hughes 1

Total Games LaMelo Ball 247 Rick Hughes 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .419 Rick Hughes .486

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .359 Rick Hughes .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .839 Rick Hughes .462

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Rick Hughes 3.9 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Rick Hughes 2.3 (2000)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.5 (2026) Rick Hughes 0.4 (2000)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Rick Hughes 0.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Rick Hughes 0.0 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

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Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Rick Hughes -

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Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Rick Hughes -

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Hughes 0

Percentages

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Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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