Rod Derline vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

Rod Derline

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Derline: 1974-75 to 1975-76
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Derline 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Rod Derline 2 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Rod Derline 2 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Rod Derline 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Rod Derline 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rod Derline 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Rod Derline 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Rod Derline 0 LeBron James 13

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Rod Derline 0 LeBron James 5

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

Scoring Leader Rod Derline 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Rod Derline 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Rod Derline 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Rod Derline 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Rod Derline 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Derline 4.8 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 0.8 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 0.7 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.3 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.0 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Derline 518 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Rod Derline 86 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Rod Derline 71 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Rod Derline 34 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Rod Derline 5 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Rod Derline 107 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Derline .419 LeBron James .506

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

Free Throw Percentage Rod Derline .786 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Derline 5.6 (1975) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 1.0 (1975) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 0.8 (1975) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.4 (1975) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.1 (1975) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Derline 4.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 1.7 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 0.8 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.3 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Derline 48 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Rod Derline 17 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Rod Derline 8 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Rod Derline 3 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Rod Derline 0 LeBron James 275

Total Games Rod Derline 10 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Derline .465 LeBron James .497

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

Free Throw Percentage Rod Derline .889 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Derline 7.0 (1975) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 2.2 (1975) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 1.2 (1975) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.3 (1975) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.0 (1976) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.