Kyrie Irving vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Gene James 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Gene James 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Gene James 95

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.0 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.9 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 2,140 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 343 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 454 Gene James 2

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 127 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 53 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 93 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .392 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .881 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.