Bill Garnett vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Bill Garnett 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Garnett 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Bill Garnett 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 LeBron James 13

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Garnett 0 LeBron James 5

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

Scoring Leader Bill Garnett 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Bill Garnett 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Garnett 0 LeBron James 1

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 LeBron James 275

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)