Thurl Bailey vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Thurl Bailey 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thurl Bailey 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Thurl Bailey 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 LeBron James 13

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Thurl Bailey 0 LeBron James 5

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

Scoring Leader Thurl Bailey 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Thurl Bailey 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Thurl Bailey 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Thurl Bailey 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Thurl Bailey 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 LeBron James 275

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)