LeBron James vs. Gene James Comparison

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

LeBron James

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Gene James 2

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Gene James 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Gene James 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Gene James 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Gene James 0 *

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

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Gene James 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Gene James 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Gene James 0 *

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Gene James 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Gene James 0 *

* 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 LeBron James 27.1 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Gene James 95

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

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

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Gene James .334

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

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Gene James 2

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 287 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Gene James .111

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

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) 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.