LeBron James vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Rudy LaRusso 9

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Rudy LaRusso 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Rudy LaRusso 1

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Rudy LaRusso 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Rudy LaRusso 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 287 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Rudy LaRusso - 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.