Ed Bartels vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Ed Bartels 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

Ed Bartels

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Bartels: 1949-50 to 1950-51
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Bartels 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Ed Bartels 2 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Ed Bartels 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Ed Bartels 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Ed Bartels 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ed Bartels 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Ed Bartels 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Ed Bartels 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Bartels 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Ed Bartels 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ed Bartels 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Ed Bartels 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Ed Bartels 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Ed Bartels 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Ed Bartels 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Ed Bartels 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 Ed Bartels 4.2 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Ed Bartels 4.9 * LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Ed Bartels 1.0 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Bartels 135 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Ed Bartels 84 * LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Ed Bartels 32 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Ed Bartels 32 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Bartels .251 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Ed Bartels .538 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Bartels 4.2 (1951) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Bartels 4.9 (1951) * LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Ed Bartels 1.3 (1950) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Bartels - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Ed Bartels - * LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Ed Bartels - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Bartels - LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Ed Bartels - * LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Ed Bartels - LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Ed Bartels 0 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Bartels - LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Ed Bartels - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Bartels - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Bartels - * LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Ed Bartels - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Ed Bartels - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Ed Bartels - 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.