LeBron James vs. Bob Tough Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Tough and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

Bob Tough

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Bob Tough: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Bob Tough 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Bob Tough 2

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Bob Tough 0

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Bob Tough 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Bob Tough 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Bob Tough 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Bob Tough 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Bob Tough 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Bob Tough 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Bob Tough 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Bob Tough 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Bob Tough 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Bob Tough 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Bob Tough 0 *

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Bob Tough 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Bob Tough 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Bob Tough 7.2

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Bob Tough 1.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Bob Tough - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Bob Tough 589

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Bob Tough 137

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Bob Tough 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Bob Tough .278

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Bob Tough - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Bob Tough .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Bob Tough 8.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Bob Tough 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Bob Tough - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Bob Tough -

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Bob Tough -

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Bob Tough - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Bob Tough -

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Bob Tough -

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 287 Bob Tough 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Bob Tough -

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Bob Tough - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Bob Tough -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Bob Tough -

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Bob Tough -

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Bob Tough - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.