Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Gene James 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Gene James 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 6 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 8 Gene James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Gene James 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Gene James 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gene James 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Gene James 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Gene James 95

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Gene James 2

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Gene James - 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.