LaMelo Ball vs. Tom Hammonds Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hammonds 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.

Tom Hammonds

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Tom Hammonds: 1989-90 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Hammonds 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Tom Hammonds 12

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Hammonds 5

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Hammonds 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Hammonds 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Tom Hammonds 5.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Tom Hammonds 3.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Tom Hammonds 0.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Tom Hammonds 0.2

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Tom Hammonds 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Tom Hammonds 3,617

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Tom Hammonds 2,243

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Tom Hammonds 378

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Tom Hammonds 167

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Tom Hammonds 136

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Tom Hammonds 687

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Tom Hammonds .480

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Tom Hammonds .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Tom Hammonds .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Tom Hammonds 11.9 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Tom Hammonds 5.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Tom Hammonds 1.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Tom Hammonds 0.6 (1992)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 3.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 2.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 0.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 0.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 69

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 44

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 5

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 0

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 3

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Hammonds 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds .451

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds -

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 7.2 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 4.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1998)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 0.0 (2000)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hammonds 0.7 (1995)