LaMelo Ball vs. Rick Roberson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Roberson 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.

Rick Roberson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Rick Roberson: 1969-70 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Roberson 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Rick Roberson 7

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Roberson 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Rick Roberson 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Rick Roberson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Rick Roberson 9.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Rick Roberson 8.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Rick Roberson 1.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Rick Roberson 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Rick Roberson 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Rick Roberson 3,826

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Rick Roberson 3,522

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Rick Roberson 591

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Rick Roberson 90 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Rick Roberson 80 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Rick Roberson 423

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Rick Roberson .440

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Rick Roberson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Rick Roberson .585

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Rick Roberson 13.5 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Rick Roberson 12.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Rick Roberson 2.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Rick Roberson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Rick Roberson 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 2.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 2.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 0.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 46

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 42

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 4

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 0 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Roberson 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson .383

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson .588

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 2.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 2.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson 0.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Roberson - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.