LeBron James vs. George Karl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Karl 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.

George Karl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 George Karl 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 George Karl 2

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 George Karl 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * George Karl 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 George Karl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 George Karl 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 George Karl 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 George Karl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 George Karl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 George Karl 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 George Karl 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 George Karl 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 George Karl 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 George Karl 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * George Karl 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * George Karl 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 George Karl 2.6

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 George Karl 0.7

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 George Karl 1.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 George Karl 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 George Karl 85

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 George Karl 22

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 George Karl 51

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 George Karl 11

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 George Karl 0

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 George Karl 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 George Karl .342

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 George Karl .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) George Karl 2.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) George Karl 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) George Karl 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) George Karl 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) George Karl 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 George Karl 0.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 George Karl 0.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 George Karl 0.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 George Karl 0.0

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 George Karl 0

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 George Karl 0

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 George Karl 0

Total Steals LeBron James 483 George Karl 0

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 George Karl 0

Total Games LeBron James 287 George Karl 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 George Karl -

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 George Karl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

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