LeBron James vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Ron Riley 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Ron Riley 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Ron Riley 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Ron Riley 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Ron Riley 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Ron Riley 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Ron Riley 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Ron Riley 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Ron Riley 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 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,132 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,574 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists LeBron James 2,056 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals LeBron James 479 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games LeBron James 286 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.