LaMelo Ball vs. Steve Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Hayes 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 2024-25
Steve Hayes: 1981-82 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Steve Hayes 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Steve Hayes 5

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Steve Hayes 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Steve Hayes 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Steve Hayes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Steve Hayes 2.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Steve Hayes 2.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Steve Hayes 0.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Steve Hayes 0.2

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Steve Hayes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Steve Hayes 545

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Steve Hayes 526

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Steve Hayes 85

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Steve Hayes 32

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Steve Hayes 102

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Steve Hayes 212

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Steve Hayes .482

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Steve Hayes .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Steve Hayes .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Steve Hayes 4.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Steve Hayes 3.6 (1983)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Steve Hayes 0.8 (1982)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Steve Hayes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Steve Hayes 0.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 2.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 1.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 0.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 0.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 2

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 1

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 0

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 0

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Steve Hayes 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 1.000

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes -

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 2.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 1.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986)