LaMelo Ball vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rich Rinaldi - *

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.