LeBron James vs. Butch Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Lee 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.

Butch Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Butch Lee 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Butch Lee 2

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Butch Lee 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Butch Lee 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Butch Lee 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Butch Lee 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Butch Lee 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Butch Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Butch Lee 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Butch Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Butch Lee 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Butch Lee 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Butch Lee 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Butch Lee 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Butch Lee 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Butch Lee 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Butch Lee 8.1

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Butch Lee 1.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Butch Lee 3.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Butch Lee 0.9

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Butch Lee 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Butch Lee 773

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Butch Lee 137

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Butch Lee 307

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Butch Lee 87

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Butch Lee 1

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Butch Lee 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Butch Lee .450

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Butch Lee - *

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Butch Lee .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Butch Lee 9.2 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Butch Lee 1.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Butch Lee 3.6 (1979)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Butch Lee 1.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Butch Lee 0.0 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Butch Lee 0.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Butch Lee 0.3

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Butch Lee 0.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Butch Lee 0.0

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Butch Lee 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Butch Lee 2

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Butch Lee 1

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Butch Lee 0

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Butch Lee 0

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Butch Lee 0

Total Games LeBron James 287 Butch Lee 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Butch Lee -

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Butch Lee - *

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Butch Lee 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Butch Lee 0.7 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Butch Lee 0.3 (1980)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Butch Lee 0.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Butch Lee 0.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Butch Lee 0.0 (1980)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.