LaMelo Ball vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Russ Smith 1

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 2

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)