LeBron James vs. Joe Pace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Pace 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
Joe Pace: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Joe Pace 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 23 Joe Pace 2

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 Joe Pace 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Joe Pace 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 Joe Pace 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Joe Pace 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Joe Pace 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Joe Pace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 Joe Pace 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Joe Pace 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Joe Pace 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Joe Pace 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Joe Pace 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Joe Pace 0

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * Joe Pace 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Joe Pace 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 Joe Pace 3.2

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Joe Pace 2.1

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Joe Pace 0.3

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Joe Pace 0.2

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Joe Pace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,406 Joe Pace 255

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,793 Joe Pace 168

Total Assists LeBron James 11,662 Joe Pace 27

Total Steals LeBron James 2,355 Joe Pace 14

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,158 Joe Pace 38

Total Games LeBron James 1,573 Joe Pace 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Joe Pace .467

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 Joe Pace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 Joe Pace .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Joe Pace 3.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Joe Pace 2.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Joe Pace 0.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Joe Pace 0.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Joe Pace 0.6 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Joe Pace 2.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Joe Pace 2.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Joe Pace 0.1

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Joe Pace 0.1

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Joe Pace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 Joe Pace 25

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 Joe Pace 20

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 Joe Pace 1

Total Steals LeBron James 493 Joe Pace 1

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 Joe Pace 6

Total Games LeBron James 292 Joe Pace 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Joe Pace .700

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 Joe Pace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Joe Pace .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Joe Pace 2.8 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Joe Pace 2.2 (1978)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Joe Pace 0.1 (1978)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Joe Pace 0.1 (1978)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Joe Pace 0.7 (1978)

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