LeBron James vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens 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 2024-25
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 22 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 Red Owens 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Red Owens 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Red Owens 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Red Owens 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Red Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 Red Owens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Red Owens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Red Owens 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Red Owens 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Red Owens 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Red Owens 0 *

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * Red Owens 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Red Owens 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) 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 27.0 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,184 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,731 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists LeBron James 11,584 Red Owens 137

Total Steals LeBron James 2,345 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,150 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,562 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 Red Owens 19

Total Steals LeBron James 493 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 292 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.