LaMelo Ball vs. Tom Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Owens 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.

Tom Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Tom Owens: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Owens 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Tom Owens 7

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Owens 5

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Owens 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Tom Owens 11.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Tom Owens 6.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Tom Owens 2.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Tom Owens 0.5

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Tom Owens 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Tom Owens 5,612

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Tom Owens 3,010

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Tom Owens 984

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Tom Owens 230

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Tom Owens 259

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Tom Owens 488

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Tom Owens .508

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Tom Owens .250 *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Tom Owens .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Tom Owens 18.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Tom Owens 9.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Tom Owens 3.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 9.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 5.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 2.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 0.7

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 159

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 82

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 33

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 11

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 10

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Owens 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens .528

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens - *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 15.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 7.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 4.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 1.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Owens 1.2 (1978)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.