LaMelo Ball vs. Sonny Hertzberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Hertzberg 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.

Sonny Hertzberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Sonny Hertzberg 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Sonny Hertzberg 5

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Sonny Hertzberg 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Sonny Hertzberg 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 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Sonny Hertzberg 2.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Sonny Hertzberg 2,563

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Sonny Hertzberg 260 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Sonny Hertzberg 618

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Sonny Hertzberg 293

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Sonny Hertzberg .299

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Sonny Hertzberg .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg 9.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg 164

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg 2 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg 35

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Sonny Hertzberg 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg .294

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Sonny Hertzberg - 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.