LaMelo Ball vs. Tom Hawkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hawkins 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 Hawkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Tom Hawkins: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Hawkins 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Tom Hawkins 10

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Hawkins 10

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Hawkins 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Hawkins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Tom Hawkins 8.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Tom Hawkins 6.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Tom Hawkins 1.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Tom Hawkins 6,672

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Tom Hawkins 4,607

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Tom Hawkins 871

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Tom Hawkins 764

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Tom Hawkins .447

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Tom Hawkins .570

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Tom Hawkins 11.6 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Tom Hawkins 7.3 (1966)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Tom Hawkins 1.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Tom Hawkins - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins 8.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins 5.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins 1.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins 767

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins 537

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins 106

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Hawkins 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins .459

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins .617

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins 11.6 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins 9.3 (1964)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins 3.3 (1967)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hawkins - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.