Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Brian Cardinal and LeBron James

This is the detail of NBA games in which Brian Cardinal and LeBron James played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. LeBron James has an 8-6 winning record over Brian Cardinal, but Brian Cardinal won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Brian Cardinal:
2000-01 to 2011-12
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2024-25
14 Games played
9 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Brian Cardinal
6
2
4
LeBron James
8
7
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Cardinal 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.60.3
LeBron James 22.3 7.6 7.81.80.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Cardinal 14 7 2 42
LeBron James 37 12 15 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Cardinal 0

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2

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LeBron James 14

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13

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11

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7

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 03, 2004
1. Warriors 103   Brian Cardinal 8 5 1 0 2 2 2 24 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 34 8 10 1 1 3 1 46 12-28 .429 3-5 .600 7-11 .636
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 2005
2. Grizzlies 111   Brian Cardinal 14 7 2 1 0 2 2 23 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 27 9 15 3 2 5 1 42 10-16 .625 4-6 .667 3-4 .750
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2006
3. Grizzlies 94   Brian Cardinal 12 3 0 4 0 3 0 19 4-7 .571 4-6 .667 0-0 -
Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 15 1 9 3 1 3 1 42 7-21 .333 1-5 .200 0-1 .000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 2008
4. Grizzlies 89   Brian Cardinal 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 11 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 25 7 11 3 1 6 2 39 10-17 .588 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 27, 2009
5. Timberwolves 85   Brian Cardinal 9 1 1 0 1 3 3 24 3-4 .750 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 107   LeBron James 25 12 7 0 0 5 0 34 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 7-10 .700
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2009
6. Timberwolves 87   Brian Cardinal 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 09 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 104   LeBron James 24 9 6 1 1 2 1 33 10-18 .556 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2010
7. Mavericks 106   Brian Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 95   LeBron James 23 8 4 1 0 5 3 36 5-19 .263 0-4 .000 13-15 .867
2011 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 2011
8. Mavericks 95   Brian Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 93   LeBron James 20 8 4 4 1 5 4 40 8-15 .533 2-7 .286 2-4 .500
Jun. 05, 2011
9. Mavericks 86   Brian Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 88   LeBron James 17 3 9 2 0 4 3 45 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Jun. 07, 2011
10. Mavericks 86   Brian Cardinal 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 07 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Heat 83   LeBron James 8 9 7 2 0 4 4 46 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Jun. 09, 2011
11. Mavericks 112   Brian Cardinal 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Heat 103   LeBron James 17 10 10 0 1 4 3 46 8-19 .421 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Jun. 12, 2011
12. Mavericks 105   Brian Cardinal 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 12 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Heat 95   LeBron James 21 4 6 1 1 6 2 40 9-15 .600 2-5 .400 1-4 .250
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2011
13. Mavericks 94   Brian Cardinal 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 14 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Heat 105   LeBron James 37 10 6 2 2 3 3 36 11-19 .579 0-0 - 15-19 .789
Mar. 29, 2012
14. Mavericks 85   Brian Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 106   LeBron James 19 9 5 2 0 3 3 36 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000