Thomas Gardner vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Thomas Gardner 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
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 LeBron James 22

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 LeBron James 18

NBA Cups Won Thomas Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 21

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 21

All-Defensive 1st Team Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 1

NBA Cup MVP Thomas Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team Thomas Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 LeBron James 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 LeBron James 42,184

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 LeBron James 11,731

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 LeBron James 11,584

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 LeBron James 2,345

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 LeBron James 1,150

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 LeBron James 1,562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 LeBron James .349

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 LeBron James .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 LeBron James 8,289

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 LeBron James 2,628

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 LeBron James 2,095

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 LeBron James 493

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 LeBron James 284

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 LeBron James 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)