Gene Gillette vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Gene Gillette: 1946-47 to 1946-47
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Gillette 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Gene Gillette 1 LeBron James 22

Playoffs Played Gene Gillette 0 LeBron James 18

NBA Cups Won Gene Gillette 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Gene Gillette 0 LeBron James 21

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene Gillette 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Gene Gillette 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Gene Gillette 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Gillette 0 LeBron James 21

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Gillette 0 * LeBron James 5

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

Scoring Leader Gene Gillette 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Gene Gillette 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Gene Gillette 0 * LeBron James 1

NBA Cup MVP Gene Gillette 0 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team Gene Gillette 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) 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 Gene Gillette 0.6 LeBron James 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Gene Gillette 0.1 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Gillette 8 LeBron James 42,184

Total Rebounds Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 11,731

Total Assists Gene Gillette 2 LeBron James 11,584

Total Steals Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 2,345

Total Blocks Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 1,150

Total Games Gene Gillette 14 LeBron James 1,562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Gillette .091 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James .349

Free Throw Percentage Gene Gillette .667 LeBron James .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Gillette 0.6 (1947) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Gene Gillette 0.1 (1947) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Gillette - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Gene Gillette - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Gillette - LeBron James 8,289

Total Rebounds Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 2,628

Total Assists Gene Gillette - LeBron James 2,095

Total Steals Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 493

Total Blocks Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 284

Total Games Gene Gillette 0 LeBron James 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Gillette - LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage Gene Gillette - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Gillette - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Gene Gillette - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Gene Gillette - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.