LeBron James vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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 2025-26
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 23 Fred VanVleet 9

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 Fred VanVleet 6

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Fred VanVleet 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 Fred VanVleet 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Fred VanVleet 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Fred VanVleet 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Fred VanVleet 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 Fred VanVleet 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Fred VanVleet 0

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

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Fred VanVleet 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Fred VanVleet 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Fred VanVleet 0

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * Fred VanVleet 0 *

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

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.0 Fred VanVleet 14.9

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,268 Fred VanVleet 8,204

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,757 Fred VanVleet 1,884

Total Assists LeBron James 11,631 Fred VanVleet 3,121

Total Steals LeBron James 2,349 Fred VanVleet 757

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,151 Fred VanVleet 253

Total Games LeBron James 1,568 Fred VanVleet 550

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Fred VanVleet .401

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 Fred VanVleet .371

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 Fred VanVleet .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Fred VanVleet 11.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Fred VanVleet 2.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Fred VanVleet 3.6

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Fred VanVleet 0.9

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 Fred VanVleet 649

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 Fred VanVleet 140

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 Fred VanVleet 211

Total Steals LeBron James 493 Fred VanVleet 51

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 Fred VanVleet 19

Total Games LeBron James 292 Fred VanVleet 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Fred VanVleet .397

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 Fred VanVleet .383

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Fred VanVleet .862

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)