Bill Downey vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Bill Downey 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

Bill Downey

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Bill Downey 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Downey 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Bill Downey 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Downey 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Downey 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Bill Downey 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Bill Downey 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Bill Downey 3 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Bill Downey - LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Bill Downey 0 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.