Gene Banks vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Gene Banks 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

Gene Banks

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Banks: 1981-82 to 1986-87
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Gene Banks 6 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Gene Banks 5 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Gene Banks 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Gene Banks 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Gene Banks 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Gene Banks 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 11.3 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.8 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.9 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.9 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.2 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 5,305 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 2,718 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Gene Banks 1,335 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Gene Banks 436 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Gene Banks 101 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Gene Banks 468 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .539 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .043 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .730 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 14.9 (1983) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 7.6 (1983) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 3.4 (1983) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.3 (1984) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1984) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 10.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.1 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.5 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.6 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.1 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 292 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 137 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Gene Banks 67 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Gene Banks 16 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Gene Banks 4 LeBron James 275

Total Games Gene Banks 27 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .504 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .000 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .596 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 15.9 (1983) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 6.9 (1983) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 4.5 (1983) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.0 (1983) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1982) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)