LeBron James vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Donald Royal 6

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Donald Royal 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Donald Royal 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Donald Royal 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Donald Royal 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Donald Royal 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Donald Royal 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Donald Royal 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Donald Royal 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 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Donald Royal 99

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,132 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,574 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists LeBron James 2,056 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals LeBron James 479 Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Donald Royal 3

Total Games LeBron James 286 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)