RJ Barrett vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won RJ Barrett 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year RJ Barrett 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP RJ Barrett 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 LeBron James 8,076

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 LeBron James 2,563

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 LeBron James 2,043

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 LeBron James 474

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 LeBron James 273

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 LeBron James 284

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) LeBron James 10.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)