Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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 2024-25
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 LeBron James 22

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 LeBron James 18

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 LeBron James 21

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 LeBron James 21

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 LeBron James 6

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 LeBron James 0

Scoring Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 0 LeBron James 1

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 LeBron James 27.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 LeBron James 42,184

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 LeBron James 11,731

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 LeBron James 11,584

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 LeBron James 2,345

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 LeBron James 1,150

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 LeBron James 1,562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 LeBron James .349

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 LeBron James .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 LeBron James 8,289

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 LeBron James 2,628

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 LeBron James 2,095

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 LeBron James 493

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 LeBron James 284

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 LeBron James 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)