LaMelo Ball vs. Ed Bartels Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Bartels 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.

Ed Bartels

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Ed Bartels: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Bartels 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Ed Bartels 2

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Bartels 0

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Ed Bartels 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Ed Bartels 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Ed Bartels 4.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Ed Bartels 4.9 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Ed Bartels 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Ed Bartels - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Ed Bartels - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Ed Bartels 135

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Ed Bartels 84 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Ed Bartels 32

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Ed Bartels - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Ed Bartels - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Ed Bartels 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Ed Bartels .251

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Ed Bartels - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Ed Bartels .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Ed Bartels 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Ed Bartels 4.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Ed Bartels 1.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Ed Bartels - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Ed Bartels - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels -

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels - *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels -

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Ed Bartels 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels -

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ed Bartels - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.