LeBron James vs. Charles Oakley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charles Oakley 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.

Charles Oakley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Charles Oakley: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Charles Oakley 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Charles Oakley 19

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Charles Oakley 15

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Charles Oakley 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Charles Oakley 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Charles Oakley 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Charles Oakley 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Charles Oakley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Charles Oakley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Charles Oakley 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Charles Oakley 2

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Charles Oakley 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Charles Oakley 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Charles Oakley 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Charles Oakley 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Charles Oakley 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 Charles Oakley 9.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Charles Oakley 9.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Charles Oakley 2.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Charles Oakley 1.1

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Charles Oakley 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Charles Oakley 12,417

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Charles Oakley 12,205

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Charles Oakley 3,217

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Charles Oakley 1,351

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Charles Oakley 384

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Charles Oakley 1,282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Charles Oakley .471

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Charles Oakley .253

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Charles Oakley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Charles Oakley 14.6 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Charles Oakley 13.1 (1987)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Charles Oakley 3.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Charles Oakley 1.6 (1998)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Charles Oakley 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Charles Oakley 10.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Charles Oakley 10.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Charles Oakley 2.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Charles Oakley 1.2

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Charles Oakley 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Charles Oakley 1,550

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Charles Oakley 1,445

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Charles Oakley 283

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Charles Oakley 178

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Charles Oakley 42

Total Games LeBron James 287 Charles Oakley 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Charles Oakley .459

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Charles Oakley .366

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Charles Oakley .755

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Charles Oakley 20.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Charles Oakley 15.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Charles Oakley 3.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Charles Oakley 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Charles Oakley 0.7 (1986)