Rick Adelman vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Rick Adelman 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Adelman 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Rick Adelman 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * LeBron James 275

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.