LeBron James vs. Gerard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerard King 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
Gerard King: 1998-99 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Gerard King 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 23 Gerard King 3

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 Gerard King 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Gerard King 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 Gerard King 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Gerard King 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Gerard King 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Gerard King 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 Gerard King 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Gerard King 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Gerard King 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Gerard King 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Gerard King 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Gerard King 0

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * Gerard King 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Gerard King 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 Gerard King 4.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Gerard King 3.1

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Gerard King 0.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Gerard King 0.4

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Gerard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,406 Gerard King 566

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,793 Gerard King 393

Total Assists LeBron James 11,662 Gerard King 84

Total Steals LeBron James 2,355 Gerard King 50

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,158 Gerard King 27

Total Games LeBron James 1,573 Gerard King 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Gerard King .503

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 Gerard King -

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 Gerard King .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Gerard King 5.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Gerard King 4.0 (2000)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Gerard King 0.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Gerard King 0.5 (2000)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Gerard King 0.2 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Gerard King 0.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Gerard King 0.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Gerard King 0.1

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Gerard King 0.0

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Gerard King 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 Gerard King 4

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 Gerard King 4

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 Gerard King 1

Total Steals LeBron James 493 Gerard King 0

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 Gerard King 1

Total Games LeBron James 292 Gerard King 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Gerard King .500

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 Gerard King -

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Gerard King -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Gerard King 0.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Gerard King 0.5 (1999)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Gerard King 0.1 (1999)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Gerard King 0.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Gerard King 0.1 (1999)