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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2024-25
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 LeBron James 20

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 6 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 8 LeBron James 20

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 0 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * 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 23.4 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 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 18,502 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 LeBron James .736

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 26.6 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 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 2,105 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 LeBron James 275

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) 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)