Don Adams vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Don Adams 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

Don Adams

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Adams: 1970-71 to 1976-77
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Adams 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Don Adams 7 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Don Adams 3 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Don Adams 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Don Adams 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Adams 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Don Adams 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Don Adams 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 LeBron James 20

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Adams 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Don Adams 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Don Adams 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Don Adams 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Don Adams 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Don Adams 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 8.7 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.6 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Don Adams 1.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.1 * LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.2 * LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 4,236 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Don Adams 2,732 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Don Adams 869 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Don Adams 283 * LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Don Adams 55 * LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Don Adams 487 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .402 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .739 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 11.4 (1971) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.1 (1971) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.1 (1971) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.5 (1974) * LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.4 (1975) * LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 7.1 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.3 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.0 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.5 * LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 * LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 156 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Don Adams 116 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Don Adams 45 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Don Adams 8 * LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Don Adams 1 * LeBron James 275

Total Games Don Adams 22 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .382 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .682 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 9.3 (1972) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.3 (1974) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.9 (1974) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.9 (1974) * LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 (1974) * LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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, this player has no data for the stat.