Michael Finley vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Michael Finley 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

Michael Finley

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Finley: 1995-96 to 2009-10
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Finley 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Michael Finley 15 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Michael Finley 10 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Michael Finley 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Michael Finley 2 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Finley 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Michael Finley 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Michael Finley 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Finley 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Finley 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Finley 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Michael Finley 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Michael Finley 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Michael Finley 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Michael Finley 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Michael Finley 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Finley 15.7 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 4.4 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 2.9 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 0.9 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.3 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Finley 17,306 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Michael Finley 4,804 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Michael Finley 3,245 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Michael Finley 996 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Michael Finley 323 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Michael Finley 1,103 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Finley .444 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Michael Finley .375 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Michael Finley .811 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Finley 22.6 (2000) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 6.3 (2000) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 5.3 (2000) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 1.6 (1998) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.5 (2004) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Finley 11.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 3.5 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 1.8 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 0.8 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.2 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Finley 1,525 LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Michael Finley 456 LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Michael Finley 229 LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Michael Finley 100 LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Michael Finley 32 LeBron James 275

Total Games Michael Finley 129 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Finley .418 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Michael Finley .388 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Michael Finley .866 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Finley 24.6 (2002) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 6.3 (2002) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 4.4 (2001) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 1.5 (2002) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.6 (2004) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)