LeBron James vs. JaVale McGee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaVale McGee 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
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 JaVale McGee 3

NBA Seasons LeBron James 22 JaVale McGee 16

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 JaVale McGee 8

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * JaVale McGee 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 JaVale McGee 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 JaVale McGee 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 JaVale McGee 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 JaVale McGee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 JaVale McGee 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 JaVale McGee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 JaVale McGee 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 JaVale McGee 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 JaVale McGee 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 JaVale McGee 0

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * JaVale McGee 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team LeBron James 1 * JaVale McGee 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 JaVale McGee 7.6

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 JaVale McGee 5.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 JaVale McGee 0.4

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 JaVale McGee 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,184 JaVale McGee 6,907

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,731 JaVale McGee 4,577

Total Assists LeBron James 11,584 JaVale McGee 386

Total Steals LeBron James 2,345 JaVale McGee 345

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,150 JaVale McGee 1,258

Total Games LeBron James 1,562 JaVale McGee 909

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 JaVale McGee .578

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 JaVale McGee .192

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 JaVale McGee .604

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 JaVale McGee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 JaVale McGee 4.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 JaVale McGee 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 JaVale McGee 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 JaVale McGee 416

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 JaVale McGee 295

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 JaVale McGee 30

Total Steals LeBron James 493 JaVale McGee 21

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 JaVale McGee 74

Total Games LeBron James 292 JaVale McGee 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 JaVale McGee .616

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 JaVale McGee .000

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 JaVale McGee .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012)