LaMelo Ball vs. Bill Hosket Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Hosket 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 Hosket

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bill Hosket: 1968-69 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Bill Hosket 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Bill Hosket 4

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Bill Hosket 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Bill Hosket 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Bill Hosket 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Bill Hosket 4.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Bill Hosket 2.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Bill Hosket 0.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Bill Hosket 573

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Bill Hosket 355

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Bill Hosket 94

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Bill Hosket 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Bill Hosket .485

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

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Bill Hosket .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Bill Hosket 8.1 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Bill Hosket 5.8 (1971)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Bill Hosket 1.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Bill Hosket - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Bill Hosket - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket 1.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket 1.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket 0.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket 17

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket 12

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket 4

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Bill Hosket 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket .438

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

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket 2.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket 1.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket 0.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Hosket - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.