Cleveland Buckner vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Cleveland Buckner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 20

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: ** 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.