Steve Hayes vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Hayes: 1981-82 to 1985-86
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Steve Hayes 5 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Steve Hayes 1 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Steve Hayes 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 13

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 1

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

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Steve Hayes 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 Hayes 2.6 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 2.5 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.4 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.2 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.5 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 545 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 526 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Steve Hayes 85 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Steve Hayes 32 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 102 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Steve Hayes 212 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes .482 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes .000 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes .500 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 4.0 (1982) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 3.6 (1983) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.8 (1982) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.3 (1983) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.6 (1983) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 2 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 1 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 0 LeBron James 275

Total Games Steve Hayes 1 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes 1.000 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes - LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 (1986) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 (1986) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)