LaMelo Ball vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash 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.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 11

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 0

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

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.