Jim Ard vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Jim Ard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Ard 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Jim Ard 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Jim Ard 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Ard 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Jim Ard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Jim Ard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Jim Ard 218 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 LeBron James 275

Total Games Jim Ard 21 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.