Dan Issel vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Dan Issel 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dan Issel 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Dan Issel 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan Issel 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Dan Issel 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Dan Issel 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Dan Issel 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Dan Issel 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Dan Issel 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Dan Issel 718 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 LeBron James 275

Total Games Dan Issel 53 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.