LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2022-23
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons LeBron James 20 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played LeBron James 16 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games LeBron James 19 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year LeBron James 0 Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Michael Jordan 10

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Michael Jordan 0

Steals Leader LeBron James 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Michael Jordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.2 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.3 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.8 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 38,652 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds LeBron James 10,667 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists LeBron James 10,420 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals LeBron James 2,186 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,073 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games LeBron James 1,421 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .505 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .345 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .735 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.5 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,023 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,549 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists LeBron James 2,023 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals LeBron James 471 Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks LeBron James 270 Michael Jordan 158

Total Games LeBron James 282 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .495 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .331 Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)