Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Earl Watson

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and Earl Watson 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 19 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 12-7 winning record over Earl Watson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James
vs.
Earl Watson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2025-26
Earl Watson:
2001-02 to 2013-14
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LeBron James
12
12
0
Earl Watson
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 27.3 7.7 8.0 1.81.2
Earl Watson 4.7 2.4 4.10.70.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 40 16 15 74
Earl Watson 14 8 8 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 19

games		 16

games		 15

games		 13

games		11

games
Earl Watson 0

games 		1

game		 3

games		 4

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 1

game		 2

games		6

games

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
%
Nov. 29, 2003
1. Cavaliers 115   LeBron James 33 16 7 1 1 8 1 55 14-28 .500 3-6 .500 2-3 .667
2OT Grizzlies 122   Earl Watson 4 1 4 0 0 0 2 16 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 2004
2. Cavaliers 74   LeBron James 14 3 5 3 0 2 4 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Grizzlies 92   Earl Watson 6 8 8 1 0 5 2 38 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2004
3. Cavaliers 92   LeBron James 31 5 8 7 0 3 2 46 14-22 .636 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Grizzlies 86   Earl Watson 5 4 7 1 1 3 3 34 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 2005
4. Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 27 9 15 3 2 5 1 42 10-16 .625 4-6 .667 3-4 .750
Grizzlies 111   Earl Watson 2 1 6 1 1 3 2 24 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2005
5. Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 26 4 9 1 0 3 3 45 11-18 .611 1-4 .250 3-6 .500
Nuggets 85   Earl Watson 14 4 3 2 0 1 1 21 5-10 .500 4-7 .571 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 2006
6. Cavaliers 89   LeBron James 24 11 9 0 0 2 5 42 7-20 .350 2-6 .333 8-15 .533
Nuggets 90   Earl Watson 4 1 3 1 0 0 3 30 1-7 .143 1-6 .167 1-2 .500
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2006
7. Cavaliers 106   LeBron James 22 9 7 1 0 4 3 34 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
Supersonics 84   Earl Watson 10 1 6 0 0 2 2 26 4-12 .333 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Jan. 16, 2007
8. Cavaliers 96   LeBron James 30 7 8 2 1 4 0 44 8-21 .381 1-7 .143 13-15 .867
Supersonics 101   Earl Watson 12 1 7 0 0 2 2 28 4-8 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2008
9. Cavaliers 95   LeBron James 22 8 3 2 0 4 2 35 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 79   Earl Watson 3 1 6 1 1 2 1 23 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2008
10. Cavaliers 117   LeBron James 14 3 3 1 3 0 0 17 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Thunder 82   Earl Watson 7 3 3 0 0 2 1 26 2-10 .200 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Dec. 21, 2008
11. Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 31 4 7 3 1 3 1 43 14-24 .583 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Thunder 91   Earl Watson 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 2009
12. Cavaliers 105   LeBron James 40 9 7 1 1 2 1 38 13-25 .520 1-3 .333 13-14 .929
Pacers 95   Earl Watson 0 5 3 1 0 1 1 17 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 29, 2010
13. Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 22 9 13 2 4 5 2 36 6-18 .333 0-4 .000 10-17 .588
Pacers 73   Earl Watson 4 5 3 0 0 2 5 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 2010
14. Cavaliers 99   LeBron James 32 9 9 3 2 6 2 39 11-24 .458 2-4 .500 8-10 .800
Pacers 94   Earl Watson 9 3 3 2 0 3 0 38 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2010
15. Heat 114   LeBron James 20 11 14 1 3 2 3 47 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
OT Jazz 116   Earl Watson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 08, 2010
16. Heat 111   LeBron James 33 7 9 0 0 2 4 39 12-20 .600 3-5 .600 6-7 .857
Jazz 98   Earl Watson 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 2012
17. Heat 98   LeBron James 35 10 6 0 3 0 2 44 16-24 .667 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
Jazz 99   Earl Watson 2 4 7 1 1 2 3 22 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 2012
18. Heat 105   LeBron James 30 9 7 0 0 4 0 38 11-20 .550 1-1 1.000 7-10 .700
Jazz 89   Earl Watson 2 2 4 2 0 2 1 17 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 2013
19. Heat 97   LeBron James 32 4 6 3 2 3 5 44 13-19 .684 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Jazz 104   Earl Watson 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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