Jake Ford vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Jake Ford 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

Jake Ford

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jake Ford: 1970-71 to 1971-72
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Jake Ford 2 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Jake Ford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Jake Ford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Jake Ford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Ford 4.1 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford 0.6 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Jake Ford 1.1 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Ford 126 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Jake Ford 20 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Jake Ford 35 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Jake Ford 31 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Ford .462 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Jake Ford .764 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Ford 6.8 (1971) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford 1.8 (1971) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jake Ford 1.8 (1971) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Ford - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford - LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Jake Ford - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Ford - LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Jake Ford - LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Jake Ford - LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Jake Ford 0 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Ford - LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Jake Ford - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Ford - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford - LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Jake Ford - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - 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.