Bob Lanier vs. Jim Les Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Les and Bob Lanier that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Bob Lanier:
1970-71 to 1983-84
Jim Les:
1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

Bob Lanier0
Jim Les0
Bob Lanier14
Jim Les7
Bob Lanier9
Jim Les1
Bob Lanier8
Jim Les0

Honors and Awards

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Bob Lanier 20.1
Jim Les 3.8

Bob Lanier 10.1
Jim Les 1.2

Bob Lanier 3.1
Jim Les 2.9

Bob Lanier 1.1
*
Jim Les 0.5

Bob Lanier 1.5
*
Jim Les 0.1

Totals Stats

Bob Lanier 19,248
Jim Les 1,210

Bob Lanier 9,698
Jim Les 396

Bob Lanier 3,007
Jim Les 930

Bob Lanier 777
*
Jim Les 169

Bob Lanier 1,100
*
Jim Les 20

Bob Lanier 959
Jim Les 321

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Bob Lanier .514
Jim Les .397

3-Point Percentage
Bob Lanier .154
*
Jim Les .396

Free Throw Percentage
Bob Lanier .767
Jim Les .818

Best Season (no game minimum)

Bob Lanier 25.7
(1972)
Jim Les 7.2
(1991)

Bob Lanier 14.9
(1973)
Jim Les 2.0
(1991)

Bob Lanier 4.6
(1975)
Jim Les 5.4
(1991)

Bob Lanier 1.4
(1974)
*
Jim Les 1.0
(1991)

Bob Lanier 3.0
(1974)
*
Jim Les 0.1
(1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Bob Lanier 18.6
Jim Les 0.0

Bob Lanier 9.6
Jim Les 0.0

Bob Lanier 3.5
Jim Les 0.3

Bob Lanier 0.9
*
Jim Les 0.0

Bob Lanier 1.5
*
Jim Les 0.0

Totals Stats

Bob Lanier 1,244
Jim Les 0

Bob Lanier 645
Jim Les 0

Bob Lanier 235
Jim Les 1

Bob Lanier 62
*
Jim Les 0

Bob Lanier 99
*
Jim Les 0

Bob Lanier 67
Jim Les 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Bob Lanier .532
Jim Les -

3-Point Percentage
Bob Lanier .000
*
Jim Les -

Free Throw Percentage
Bob Lanier .768
Jim Les -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Bob Lanier 28.0
(1977)
Jim Les 0.0
(1989)

Bob Lanier 16.7
(1977)
Jim Les 0.0
(1989)

Bob Lanier 6.3
(1975)
Jim Les 0.3
(1989)

Bob Lanier 1.7
(1981)
*
Jim Les 0.0
(1989)

Bob Lanier 4.0
(1975)
*
Jim Les 0.0
(1989)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.