Juwan Howard vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Juwan Howard 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
Juwan Howard: 1994-95 to 2012-13
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Juwan Howard 2 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Juwan Howard 19 LeBron James 22

Playoffs Played Juwan Howard 7 LeBron James 18

NBA Cups Won Juwan Howard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Juwan Howard 1 LeBron James 21

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Juwan Howard 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Juwan Howard 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Juwan Howard 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Juwan Howard 1 LeBron James 21

All-Defensive 1st Team Juwan Howard 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Juwan Howard 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Juwan Howard 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Juwan Howard 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Juwan Howard 0 LeBron James 1

NBA Cup MVP Juwan Howard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team Juwan Howard 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Juwan Howard 13.4 LeBron James 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Juwan Howard 6.1 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Juwan Howard 2.2 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Juwan Howard 0.7 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Juwan Howard 0.3 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Juwan Howard 16,159 LeBron James 42,184

Total Rebounds Juwan Howard 7,428 LeBron James 11,731

Total Assists Juwan Howard 2,663 LeBron James 11,584

Total Steals Juwan Howard 818 LeBron James 2,345

Total Blocks Juwan Howard 312 LeBron James 1,150

Total Games Juwan Howard 1,208 LeBron James 1,562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Juwan Howard .469 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Juwan Howard .120 LeBron James .349

Free Throw Percentage Juwan Howard .764 LeBron James .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Juwan Howard 22.1 (1996) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Juwan Howard 8.4 (1995) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Juwan Howard 4.4 (1996) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Juwan Howard 1.3 (1998) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Juwan Howard 0.6 (2002) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Juwan Howard 5.5 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Juwan Howard 3.2 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Juwan Howard 0.7 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Juwan Howard 0.3 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Juwan Howard 0.2 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Juwan Howard 270 LeBron James 8,289

Total Rebounds Juwan Howard 159 LeBron James 2,628

Total Assists Juwan Howard 32 LeBron James 2,095

Total Steals Juwan Howard 14 LeBron James 493

Total Blocks Juwan Howard 8 LeBron James 284

Total Games Juwan Howard 49 LeBron James 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Juwan Howard .394 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Juwan Howard - LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage Juwan Howard .758 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Juwan Howard 18.7 (1997) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Juwan Howard 8.3 (2001) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Juwan Howard 1.7 (1997) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Juwan Howard 0.7 (2007) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Juwan Howard 0.7 (1997) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)