Earl Cureton vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 LeBron James 16

NBA Cups Won Earl Cureton 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Earl Cureton 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Earl Cureton 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Earl Cureton 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Cureton 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Earl Cureton 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 LeBron James 28.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 LeBron James 8,023

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 LeBron James 2,549

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 LeBron James 2,023

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 LeBron James 471

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 LeBron James 270

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 LeBron James 282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 LeBron James .495

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 LeBron James .331

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)