Don Carlson vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Don Carlson 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Carlson 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Don Carlson 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Carlson 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Don Carlson 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Don Carlson 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Don Carlson 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Don Carlson 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Don Carlson 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 Don Carlson 8.0 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Don Carlson 180 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Don Carlson 31 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - 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.