LeBron James vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Otis Thorpe 11

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Otis Thorpe 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Otis Thorpe 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Otis Thorpe 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Otis Thorpe 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Otis Thorpe 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Otis Thorpe 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Otis Thorpe 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Otis Thorpe 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 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,132 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,574 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists LeBron James 2,056 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals LeBron James 479 Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games LeBron James 286 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)