Jim Farmer vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Jim Farmer 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
Jim Farmer: 1987-88 to 1993-94
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Jim Farmer 5 LeBron James 22

Playoffs Played Jim Farmer 2 LeBron James 18

NBA Cups Won Jim Farmer 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 21

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 21

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 1

NBA Cup MVP Jim Farmer 0 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team Jim Farmer 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 5.3 LeBron James 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 715 LeBron James 42,184

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 186 LeBron James 11,731

Total Assists Jim Farmer 111 LeBron James 11,584

Total Steals Jim Farmer 42 LeBron James 2,345

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 4 LeBron James 1,150

Total Games Jim Farmer 136 LeBron James 1,562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .428 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .282 LeBron James .349

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer .730 LeBron James .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 9.4 (1991) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 2.5 (1991) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 (1991) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.5 (1991) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.1 (1991) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.2 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 4 LeBron James 8,289

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 4 LeBron James 2,628

Total Assists Jim Farmer 1 LeBron James 2,095

Total Steals Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 493

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 0 LeBron James 284

Total Games Jim Farmer 5 LeBron James 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .250 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .000 LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 (1988) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)