LaMelo Ball vs. Bill Bridges Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Bridges 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.

Bill Bridges

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Bill Bridges 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Bill Bridges 13

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Bill Bridges 12

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Bill Bridges 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Bill Bridges 2

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Bill Bridges 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Bill Bridges 11.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Bill Bridges 11.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Bill Bridges 2.8

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Bill Bridges 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Bill Bridges 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Bill Bridges 11,012

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Bill Bridges 11,054

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Bill Bridges 2,553

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Bill Bridges 69 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Bill Bridges 36 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Bill Bridges 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Bill Bridges .442

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Bill Bridges - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Bill Bridges .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 10.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 11.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 1,185

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 1,305

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 219

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 16 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 4 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Bill Bridges 113

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges .419

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Bridges 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.