Steve Alford vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Steve Alford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Steve Alford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Steve Alford 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Steve Alford 169 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 LeBron James 275

Total Games Steve Alford 13 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)