Caron Butler vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Caron Butler 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

Caron Butler

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Caron Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caron Butler 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Caron Butler 14 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Caron Butler 7 LeBron James 16

NBA Cups Won Caron Butler 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Caron Butler 2 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Caron Butler 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Caron Butler 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Caron Butler 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Caron Butler 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Caron Butler 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Caron Butler 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Caron Butler 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Caron Butler 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Caron Butler 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 14.1 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.0 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 2.3 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.3 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.2 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 12,430 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 4,387 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Caron Butler 2,007 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Caron Butler 1,163 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Caron Butler 216 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Caron Butler 881 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .434 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .348 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .847 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 20.8 (2009) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 7.4 (2007) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 4.9 (2008) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2008) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 (2003) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 11.7 LeBron James 28.5

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.3 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 1.6 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.1 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 758 LeBron James 8,023

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 346 LeBron James 2,549

Total Assists Caron Butler 103 LeBron James 2,023

Total Steals Caron Butler 73 LeBron James 471

Total Blocks Caron Butler 23 LeBron James 270

Total Games Caron Butler 65 LeBron James 282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .399 LeBron James .495

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .286 LeBron James .331

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .838 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 19.7 (2010) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 10.5 (2006) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 3.8 (2008) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2004) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.8 (2010) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)