LaMelo Ball vs. Tommy Byrnes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tommy Byrnes 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.

Tommy Byrnes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Tommy Byrnes 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Tommy Byrnes 5

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Tommy Byrnes 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Tommy Byrnes 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Tommy Byrnes 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 Tommy Byrnes 6.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Tommy Byrnes 1.5 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Tommy Byrnes 1.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Tommy Byrnes 1,712

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Tommy Byrnes 72 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Tommy Byrnes 311

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Tommy Byrnes 265

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Tommy Byrnes .299

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Tommy Byrnes .648

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes 6.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes 0.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes 50

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes 0 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes 2

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Tommy Byrnes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes .301

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes .261

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes - *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tommy Byrnes - 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.