LaMelo Ball vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 2

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 1

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Riker 0.0 (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.