LeBron James vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

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

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games LeBron James 287 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)