LeBron James vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Gene Vance 3

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Gene Vance 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Gene Vance 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Gene Vance 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Gene Vance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Gene Vance 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Gene Vance 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Gene Vance 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Gene Vance 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Gene Vance 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Gene Vance 0 *

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Gene Vance 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Gene Vance 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 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 287 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Gene Vance - 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.