LaMelo Ball vs. Keith Erickson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Keith Erickson 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.

Keith Erickson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Keith Erickson: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Keith Erickson 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Keith Erickson 12

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Keith Erickson 7

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Keith Erickson 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Keith Erickson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Keith Erickson 9.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Keith Erickson 4.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Keith Erickson 2.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Keith Erickson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Keith Erickson 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Keith Erickson 7,251

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Keith Erickson 3,449

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Keith Erickson 1,991

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Keith Erickson 222 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Keith Erickson 45 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Keith Erickson 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Keith Erickson .435

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Keith Erickson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Keith Erickson .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Keith Erickson 14.6 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Keith Erickson 6.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Keith Erickson 3.5 (1975)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Keith Erickson 1.1 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Keith Erickson 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 10.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 4.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 2.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 872

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 386

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 216

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 11 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 4 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Keith Erickson 87

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson .452

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 15.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 8.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 4.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 0.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Keith Erickson 0.2 (1976) *

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.