Steve Downing vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Downing 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Steve Downing 2 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Steve Downing 1 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Steve Downing 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 13

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 1

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

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Steve Downing 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 Downing 2.4 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.5 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.4 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 64 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 41 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Steve Downing 11 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Steve Downing 5 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Steve Downing 27 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .318 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing .550 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.7 (1974) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.6 (1974) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.5 (1974) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 (1974) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1975) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 2 LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 2 LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 LeBron James 275

Total Games Steve Downing 1 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .500 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.