LeBron James vs. Slater Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slater Martin 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
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Slater Martin 5

NBA Seasons LeBron James 22 Slater Martin 11

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 Slater Martin 11

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Slater Martin 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 Slater Martin 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Slater Martin 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Slater Martin 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Slater Martin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 Slater Martin 5

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Slater Martin 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Slater Martin 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Slater Martin 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Slater Martin 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Slater Martin 0 *

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * Slater Martin 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Slater Martin 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 Slater Martin 9.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Slater Martin 4.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,184 Slater Martin 7,337

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,731 Slater Martin 2,302 *

Total Assists LeBron James 11,584 Slater Martin 3,160

Total Steals LeBron James 2,345 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,150 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,562 Slater Martin 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Slater Martin .364

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 Slater Martin .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Slater Martin 13.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Slater Martin 6.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Slater Martin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Slater Martin 10.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Slater Martin 3.8

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 Slater Martin 924

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 Slater Martin 270 *

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 Slater Martin 354

Total Steals LeBron James 493 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 292 Slater Martin 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Slater Martin .351

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Slater Martin .715

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Slater Martin 18.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Slater Martin 5.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Slater Martin - 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.