LeBron James vs. John Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thomas 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.

John Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 John Thomas 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 John Thomas 5

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 John Thomas 2

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * John Thomas 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 John Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 John Thomas 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 John Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 John Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 John Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 John Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 John Thomas 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 John Thomas 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 John Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 John Thomas 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * John Thomas 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * John Thomas 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 John Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 John Thomas 2.1

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 John Thomas 0.3

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 John Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 John Thomas 560

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 John Thomas 432

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 John Thomas 60

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 John Thomas 69

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 John Thomas 50

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 John Thomas 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 John Thomas .502

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 John Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 John Thomas .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) John Thomas 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) John Thomas 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) John Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) John Thomas 0.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) John Thomas 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 John Thomas 0.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 John Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 John Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 John Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 John Thomas 7

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 John Thomas 10

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 John Thomas 2

Total Steals LeBron James 483 John Thomas 3

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 John Thomas 1

Total Games LeBron James 287 John Thomas 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 John Thomas .500

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 John Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 John Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) John Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) John Thomas 1.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) John Thomas 0.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) John Thomas 0.4 (2006)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) John Thomas 0.1 (2006)