Josh Howard vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Josh Howard 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

Josh Howard

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Howard: 2003-04 to 2012-13
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Howard 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Josh Howard 10 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Josh Howard 7 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Josh Howard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Josh Howard 1 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Josh Howard 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Josh Howard 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Josh Howard 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Howard 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Josh Howard 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Howard 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Josh Howard 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Josh Howard 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Josh Howard 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Josh Howard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Josh Howard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.3 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 5.7 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.5 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 7,270 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 2,886 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Josh Howard 817 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Josh Howard 530 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Josh Howard 276 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Josh Howard 507 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .448 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .332 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .770 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 19.9 (2008) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 7.0 (2008) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2008) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 (2005) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.8 (2004) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 6.9 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.6 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 976 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 458 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Josh Howard 101 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Josh Howard 66 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Josh Howard 39 LeBron James 275

Total Games Josh Howard 66 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .440 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .311 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .782 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 21.3 (2007) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 9.8 (2007) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.8 (2007) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2007) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 1.2 (2004) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)