Chris Ford vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Chris Ford 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

Chris Ford

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Ford: 1972-73 to 1981-82
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Ford 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Chris Ford 10 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Chris Ford 7 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Chris Ford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Chris Ford 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chris Ford 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Chris Ford 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Chris Ford 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Ford 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Ford 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Ford 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Chris Ford 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Chris Ford 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Chris Ford 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Chris Ford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Chris Ford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Ford 9.2 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 3.0 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 3.4 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 1.6 * LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.3 * LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Ford 7,314 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Chris Ford 2,394 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Chris Ford 2,719 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Chris Ford 1,152 * LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Chris Ford 192 * LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Chris Ford 794 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Ford .460 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Chris Ford .375 * LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Chris Ford .731 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Ford 15.4 (1979) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 3.7 (1974) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 4.6 (1978) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 2.2 (1977) * LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.4 (1980) * LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Ford 7.5 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 2.9 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 2.6 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 0.9 * LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.3 * LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Ford 434 LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Chris Ford 168 LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Chris Ford 151 LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Chris Ford 52 * LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Chris Ford 15 * LeBron James 275

Total Games Chris Ford 58 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Ford .440 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Chris Ford .244 * LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Chris Ford .688 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Ford 13.7 (1977) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 6.3 (1977) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 4.4 (1976) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 2.3 (1977) * LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.7 (1980) * LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.