Bud Grant vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Bud Grant 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

Bud Grant

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Grant 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Bud Grant 2 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Bud Grant 2 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Bud Grant 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Bud Grant 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bud Grant 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Bud Grant 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Bud Grant 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Grant 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Bud Grant 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Bud Grant 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Bud Grant 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Bud Grant 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Bud Grant 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 Bud Grant 2.6 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 * LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.9 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 249 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 115 * LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Bud Grant 90 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Bud Grant 96 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .318 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .590 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 (1950) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) * LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 1.2 (1951) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.2 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 * LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.4 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 54 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 5 * LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Bud Grant 7 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Bud Grant 17 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .393 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .588 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.9 (1950) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) * LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.6 (1950) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.