LeBron James vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Rusty LaRue 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Rusty LaRue 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Rusty LaRue 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Rusty LaRue 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Rusty LaRue 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Rusty LaRue 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Rusty LaRue 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Rusty LaRue 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 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games LeBron James 287 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)