Sam Bowie vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Sam Bowie 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

Sam Bowie

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Sam Bowie 10 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Sam Bowie 5 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Sam Bowie 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Bowie 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Sam Bowie 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Sam Bowie 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.9 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 7.5 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.1 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.8 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 5,564 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 3,845 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Sam Bowie 1,075 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Sam Bowie 263 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 909 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Sam Bowie 511 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .452 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .302 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .748 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 5.7 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 5.5 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 1.3 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.4 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 165 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 160 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Sam Bowie 38 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Sam Bowie 14 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 41 LeBron James 275

Total Games Sam Bowie 29 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .403 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .500 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .673 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)