Joe Fulks vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Joe Fulks 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 Fulks

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Joe Fulks 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Fulks 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Joe Fulks 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Fulks 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Joe Fulks 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Joe Fulks 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Joe Fulks 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Joe Fulks 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.