Rick Brunson vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Rick Brunson 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
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 LeBron James 22

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 LeBron James 18

NBA Cups Won Rick Brunson 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 LeBron James 21

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Rick Brunson 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 LeBron James 21

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

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

Scoring Leader Rick Brunson 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Rick Brunson 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Brunson 0 LeBron James 1

NBA Cup MVP Rick Brunson 0 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team Rick Brunson 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 LeBron James 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 LeBron James 42,184

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 LeBron James 11,731

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 LeBron James 11,584

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 LeBron James 2,345

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 LeBron James 1,150

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 LeBron James 1,562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 LeBron James .349

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 LeBron James .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 LeBron James 8,289

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 LeBron James 2,628

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 LeBron James 2,095

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 LeBron James 493

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 LeBron James 284

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 LeBron James 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)