LeBron James vs. Ed Ratleff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Ratleff 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 Ratleff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Ed Ratleff: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Ed Ratleff 5

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Ed Ratleff 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Ed Ratleff 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Ed Ratleff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Ed Ratleff 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Ed Ratleff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Ed Ratleff 0

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

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Ed Ratleff 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Ed Ratleff 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Ed Ratleff 0

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

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Ed Ratleff 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 Ed Ratleff 8.3

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Ed Ratleff 4.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Ed Ratleff 2.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Ed Ratleff 1.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Ed Ratleff 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Ed Ratleff 2,813

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Ed Ratleff 1,363

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Ed Ratleff 896

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Ed Ratleff 430

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Ed Ratleff 143

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Ed Ratleff 338

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Ed Ratleff .454

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

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Ed Ratleff .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Ed Ratleff 11.8 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Ed Ratleff 5.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Ed Ratleff 3.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Ed Ratleff 0.6 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Ed Ratleff 11.1

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Ed Ratleff 6.6

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Ed Ratleff 4.4

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Ed Ratleff 1.8

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Ed Ratleff 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Ed Ratleff 89

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Ed Ratleff 53

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Ed Ratleff 35

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Ed Ratleff 14

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Ed Ratleff 1

Total Games LeBron James 287 Ed Ratleff 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Ed Ratleff .414

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

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Ed Ratleff .850

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Ed Ratleff 11.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Ed Ratleff 6.6 (1975)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Ed Ratleff 4.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Ed Ratleff 0.1 (1975)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.