John Battle vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won John Battle 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games John Battle 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP John Battle 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team John Battle 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader John Battle 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader John Battle 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP John Battle 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team John Battle 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals John Battle 273 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks John Battle 43 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games John Battle 612 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists John Battle 80 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals John Battle 13 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks John Battle 1 LeBron James 275

Total Games John Battle 55 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)