Fred Carter vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Fred Carter 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

Fred Carter

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Fred Carter 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Fred Carter 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Fred Carter 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Fred Carter 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.2 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Fred Carter 611 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * LeBron James 275

Total Games Fred Carter 28 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.