Joe Dumars vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Gene James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Gene James 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Gene James 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Gene James 95

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Gene James 2

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.