Matt Barnes vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Matt Barnes 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Barnes 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Matt Barnes 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 LeBron James 20

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Barnes 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Matt Barnes 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Matt Barnes 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Barnes 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Matt Barnes 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Matt Barnes 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 LeBron James 275

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)