Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 David Lee 5

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * David Lee 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 David Lee 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 David Lee 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 David Lee 1

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 David Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 David Lee 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 David Lee 0

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * David Lee 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * David Lee 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 21,083 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,714 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,400 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 979 David Lee 625

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,081 David Lee 329

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 878 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .553 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 David Lee 189

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 David Lee 43

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 David Lee 14

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 David Lee 8

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) David Lee 0.3 (2017)