LeBron James vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Russ Smith 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Russ Smith 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Russ Smith 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Russ Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Russ Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Russ Smith 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Russ Smith 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Russ Smith 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Russ Smith 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Russ Smith 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Russ Smith 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 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Russ Smith 1

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,132 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,574 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists LeBron James 2,056 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals LeBron James 479 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Russ Smith 0

Total Games LeBron James 286 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)