LeBron James vs. Ed Macauley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Macauley 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.

Ed Macauley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Ed Macauley 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Ed Macauley 10

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Ed Macauley 8

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Ed Macauley 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Ed Macauley 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Ed Macauley 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Ed Macauley 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Ed Macauley 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Ed Macauley 4

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Ed Macauley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Ed Macauley 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Ed Macauley 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Ed Macauley 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Ed Macauley 0 *

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Ed Macauley 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Ed Macauley 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 Ed Macauley 17.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Ed Macauley 7.5 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Ed Macauley 3.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Ed Macauley 11,234

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Ed Macauley 4,325 *

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Ed Macauley 2,079

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Ed Macauley 641

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Ed Macauley .436

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Ed Macauley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Ed Macauley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Ed Macauley 13.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Ed Macauley 6.8 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Ed Macauley 2.9

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Ed Macauley 648

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Ed Macauley 321 *

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Ed Macauley 138

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 287 Ed Macauley 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Ed Macauley .437

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Ed Macauley .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.