LeBron James vs. Jerome Kersey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Kersey 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.

Jerome Kersey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Jerome Kersey 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Jerome Kersey 17

Playoffs Played LeBron James 16 Jerome Kersey 15

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Jerome Kersey 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Jerome Kersey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Jerome Kersey 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Jerome Kersey 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Jerome Kersey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Jerome Kersey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Jerome Kersey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Jerome Kersey 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Jerome Kersey 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Jerome Kersey 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Jerome Kersey 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Jerome Kersey 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Jerome Kersey 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 Jerome Kersey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Jerome Kersey 5.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Jerome Kersey 1.9

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Jerome Kersey 1.2

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Jerome Kersey 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Jerome Kersey 11,825

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Jerome Kersey 6,339

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Jerome Kersey 2,134

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Jerome Kersey 1,439

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Jerome Kersey 799

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Jerome Kersey 1,153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Jerome Kersey .465

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Jerome Kersey .201

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Jerome Kersey .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.5 Jerome Kersey 12.4

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Jerome Kersey 5.7

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Jerome Kersey 1.8

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Jerome Kersey 1.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Jerome Kersey 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,023 Jerome Kersey 1,557

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,549 Jerome Kersey 717

Total Assists LeBron James 2,023 Jerome Kersey 233

Total Steals LeBron James 471 Jerome Kersey 168

Total Blocks LeBron James 270 Jerome Kersey 80

Total Games LeBron James 282 Jerome Kersey 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .495 Jerome Kersey .469

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .331 Jerome Kersey .095

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Jerome Kersey .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998)