LeBron James vs. Fred Schaus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Schaus 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25
Fred Schaus: 1949-50 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Fred Schaus 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 22 Fred Schaus 5

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 Fred Schaus 5

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Fred Schaus 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 Fred Schaus 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Fred Schaus 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Fred Schaus 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Fred Schaus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 Fred Schaus 1

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Fred Schaus 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Fred Schaus 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Fred Schaus 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Fred Schaus 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Fred Schaus 0 *

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * Fred Schaus 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Fred Schaus 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) 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 27.0 Fred Schaus 12.2

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Fred Schaus 6.0 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Fred Schaus 2.9

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,184 Fred Schaus 4,070

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,731 Fred Schaus 1,609 *

Total Assists LeBron James 11,584 Fred Schaus 961

Total Steals LeBron James 2,345 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,150 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,562 Fred Schaus 334

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Fred Schaus .352

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 Fred Schaus .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Fred Schaus 15.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Fred Schaus 7.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Fred Schaus 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Fred Schaus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Fred Schaus 11.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Fred Schaus 5.0 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Fred Schaus 2.6

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 Fred Schaus 247

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 Fred Schaus 85 *

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 Fred Schaus 55

Total Steals LeBron James 493 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 292 Fred Schaus 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Fred Schaus .339

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Fred Schaus .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Fred Schaus 18.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Fred Schaus 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Fred Schaus 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Fred Schaus - 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.