LaMelo Ball vs. LaRue Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LaRue Martin 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.

LaRue Martin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
LaRue Martin: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 LaRue Martin 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 LaRue Martin 4

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 LaRue Martin 0

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 LaRue Martin 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 LaRue Martin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 LaRue Martin 5.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 LaRue Martin 4.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 LaRue Martin 0.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 LaRue Martin 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 LaRue Martin 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 LaRue Martin 1,430

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 LaRue Martin 1,258

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 LaRue Martin 203

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 LaRue Martin 46 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 LaRue Martin 98 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 LaRue Martin 271

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 LaRue Martin .416

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 LaRue Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 LaRue Martin .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) LaRue Martin 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) LaRue Martin 5.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) LaRue Martin 1.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) LaRue Martin 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) LaRue Martin 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin - *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin - *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin - *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 LaRue Martin 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin -

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - LaRue Martin - *

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.