Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 LeBron James 22

Playoffs Played Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 LeBron James 18

NBA Cups Won Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2 LeBron James 21

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 LeBron James 21

All-Defensive 1st Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 LeBron James 1

NBA Cup MVP Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0 LeBron James 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976 LeBron James 42,184

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191 LeBron James 11,731

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955 LeBron James 11,584

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421 LeBron James 2,345

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327 LeBron James 1,150

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843 LeBron James 1,562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310 LeBron James .349

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780 LeBron James .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816 LeBron James 8,289

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555 LeBron James 2,628

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 LeBron James 2,095

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26 LeBron James 493

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85 LeBron James 284

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80 LeBron James 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154 LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)