Kyrie Irving vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 6 LeBron James 16

NBA Cups Won Kyrie Irving 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kyrie Irving 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Kyrie Irving 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Kyrie Irving 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyrie Irving 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Kyrie Irving 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Kyrie Irving 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Kyrie Irving 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Kyrie Irving 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.3 LeBron James 28.5

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,724 LeBron James 8,023

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 272 LeBron James 2,549

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 358 LeBron James 2,023

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 105 LeBron James 471

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 LeBron James 270

Total Games Kyrie Irving 74 LeBron James 282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .455 LeBron James .495

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 LeBron James .331

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .891 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)