Jim Burns vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Jim Burns 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Burns 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Jim Burns 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Jim Burns 0 LeBron James 13

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Burns 0 * LeBron James 5

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

Scoring Leader Jim Burns 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Jim Burns 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Burns 0 LeBron James 1

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

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

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Jim Burns 3 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 LeBron James .506

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Jim Burns - LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Jim Burns 0 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - LeBron James .497

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - 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.