Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Melvin Ely and LeBron James

This is the detail of NBA games in which Melvin Ely 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 11 times in NBA games. LeBron James has an 8-3 winning record over Melvin Ely. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Melvin Ely:
2002-03 to 2013-14
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2024-25
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Melvin Ely
3
3
0
LeBron James
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 4.5 3.5 1.1 0.30.4
LeBron James 19.8 7.5 7.11.80.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 12 8 2 22
LeBron James 30 10 13 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 0

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1

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0

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0

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3

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LeBron James 11

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9

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10

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7

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5

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Both had same stat 0

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1

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1

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4

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3

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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
%
Nov. 18, 2003
1. Clippers 95   Melvin Ely 0 6 1 0 0 1 2 16 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 103   LeBron James 14 7 8 0 1 3 2 39 6-16 .375 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Dec. 03, 2003
2. Clippers 90   Melvin Ely 2 3 2 0 0 0 4 21 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 80   LeBron James 4 6 8 2 0 5 2 34 2-13 .154 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 2004
3. Bobcats 89   Melvin Ely 10 7 1 0 0 1 2 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Cavaliers 106   LeBron James 19 6 9 0 0 1 3 29 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Nov. 20, 2004
4. Bobcats 84   Melvin Ely 5 8 2 0 2 1 5 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 25 8 2 3 1 7 0 38 11-20 .550 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Jan. 03, 2005
5. Bobcats 83   Melvin Ely 6 3 1 0 1 0 6 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 26 8 6 2 0 1 3 40 11-19 .579 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Jan. 11, 2005
6. Bobcats 98   Melvin Ely 7 3 1 2 0 2 1 13 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
OT Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 29 8 9 2 1 8 1 49 11-24 .458 2-5 .400 5-7 .714
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2006
7. Bobcats 91   Melvin Ely 12 4 2 1 0 1 4 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 103   LeBron James 30 6 6 5 1 4 2 32 11-19 .579 2-6 .333 6-11 .545
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2006
8. Bobcats 92   Melvin Ely 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 16 9 7 0 1 2 0 38 3-13 .231 1-3 .333 9-10 .900
Dec. 13, 2006
9. Bobcats 101   Melvin Ely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 104   LeBron James 22 8 7 1 1 6 1 42 6-17 .353 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
Feb. 02, 2007
10. Bobcats 81   Melvin Ely 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 18 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 101   LeBron James 18 10 3 2 0 1 1 36 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 4-8 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2008
11. Hornets 104   Melvin Ely 6 4 0 0 1 3 3 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 92   LeBron James 15 7 13 3 0 5 3 38 6-15 .400 0-3 .000 3-4 .750