LaMelo Ball vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 36

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 15

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

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.