LeBron James vs. Press Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Press Maravich 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.

Press Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Press Maravich: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Press Maravich 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Press Maravich 1

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Press Maravich 0

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Press Maravich 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Press Maravich 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Press Maravich 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Press Maravich 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Press Maravich 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Press Maravich 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Press Maravich 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Press Maravich 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Press Maravich 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Press Maravich 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Press Maravich 0 *

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Press Maravich 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Press Maravich 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Press Maravich 4.6

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Press Maravich - n/a **

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Press Maravich 0.1

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Press Maravich - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Press Maravich - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Press Maravich 234

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Press Maravich 6

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Press Maravich 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Press Maravich .272

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Press Maravich - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Press Maravich .517

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Press Maravich 4.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Press Maravich - n/a **

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Press Maravich 0.1 (1947)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Press Maravich - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Press Maravich - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Press Maravich -

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Press Maravich - n/a **

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Press Maravich -

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Press Maravich - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Press Maravich - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,132 Press Maravich -

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,574 Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Assists LeBron James 2,056 Press Maravich -

Total Steals LeBron James 479 Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 286 Press Maravich 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Press Maravich -

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Press Maravich - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Press Maravich -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Press Maravich -

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Press Maravich - n/a **

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Press Maravich -

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Press Maravich - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Press Maravich - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.