Dave Budd vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Dave Budd 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

Dave Budd

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Budd: 1960-61 to 1964-65
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Dave Budd 5 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Dave Budd 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Dave Budd 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 20

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Budd 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Dave Budd 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Dave Budd 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 Dave Budd 7.1 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd 4.6 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Dave Budd 1.0 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Budd 2,505 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Dave Budd 1,623 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Dave Budd 337 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Dave Budd 353 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Budd .460 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Dave Budd .682 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Budd 9.5 (1963) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd 5.1 (1963) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Dave Budd 1.1 (1963) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Budd - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd - LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Dave Budd - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Budd - LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Dave Budd - LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Dave Budd - LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Dave Budd 0 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Budd - LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Dave Budd - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Budd - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd - LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dave Budd - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - 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.