Rodney Buford vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Rodney Buford 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
Rodney Buford: 1999-00 to 2004-05
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Rodney Buford 5 LeBron James 22

Playoffs Played Rodney Buford 4 LeBron James 18

NBA Cups Won Rodney Buford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 21

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 21

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Rodney Buford 0 LeBron James 1

NBA Cup MVP Rodney Buford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team Rodney Buford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 6.4 LeBron James 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 2.6 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.5 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 1,472 LeBron James 42,184

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 598 LeBron James 11,731

Total Assists Rodney Buford 179 LeBron James 11,584

Total Steals Rodney Buford 115 LeBron James 2,345

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 31 LeBron James 1,150

Total Games Rodney Buford 230 LeBron James 1,562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .412 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .300 LeBron James .349

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .758 LeBron James .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 9.4 (2002) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 4.3 (2002) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.1 (2002) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.7 (2002) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.2 (2000) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 1.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 44 LeBron James 8,289

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 18 LeBron James 2,628

Total Assists Rodney Buford 7 LeBron James 2,095

Total Steals Rodney Buford 6 LeBron James 493

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 1 LeBron James 284

Total Games Rodney Buford 24 LeBron James 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .386 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .455 LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .833 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 11.0 (2000) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2004) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2000) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.4 (2004) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 (2001) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)