LeBron James vs. Tim Legler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Legler 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
Tim Legler: 1989-90 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Tim Legler 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 22 Tim Legler 10

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 Tim Legler 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Tim Legler 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 Tim Legler 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Tim Legler 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Tim Legler 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Tim Legler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 Tim Legler 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Tim Legler 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Tim Legler 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Tim Legler 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Tim Legler 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Tim Legler 0

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * Tim Legler 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Tim Legler 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.0 Tim Legler 7.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Tim Legler 1.6

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Tim Legler 1.3

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Tim Legler 0.5

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Tim Legler 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,184 Tim Legler 2,182

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,731 Tim Legler 481

Total Assists LeBron James 11,584 Tim Legler 402

Total Steals LeBron James 2,345 Tim Legler 149

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,150 Tim Legler 41

Total Games LeBron James 1,562 Tim Legler 310

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Tim Legler .447

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 Tim Legler .431

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 Tim Legler .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Tim Legler 9.4 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Tim Legler 1.8 (1996)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Tim Legler 1.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Tim Legler 0.7 (1993)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Tim Legler 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Tim Legler 0.3

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Tim Legler 0.3

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Tim Legler 0.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Tim Legler 0.0

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Tim Legler 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 Tim Legler 1

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 Tim Legler 1

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 Tim Legler 2

Total Steals LeBron James 493 Tim Legler 0

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 Tim Legler 0

Total Games LeBron James 292 Tim Legler 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Tim Legler .000

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 Tim Legler .000

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Tim Legler .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Tim Legler 0.3 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Tim Legler 0.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Tim Legler 0.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Tim Legler 0.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Tim Legler 0.0 (1997)