Derek Fisher vs. LeBron James Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LeBron James and Derek Fisher, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Derek Fisher played 18 years in the NBA, 4 less than LeBron James, who played 22. Derek Fisher had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while LeBron James had his rookie season in 2003-04. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Derek Fisher 18 16 1996-97 to 2013-14
LeBron James 22 18 2003-04 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 1996-972003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 80 11.5 3.9 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.3 3.3 .397 0.3 0.9 .301 1.0 1.5 .658
difference:+1+28.0+17.0+1.0+3.3+4.3+4.4+1.1+0.6-2.6-0.8+6.6+15.6+.020+0.5+1.8+.011+3.4+4.3+.096
LeBron James 79 39.5 20.9 1.3 4.2 5.5 5.9 1.6 0.7 3.5 1.9 7.9 18.9 .417 0.8 2.7 .290 4.4 5.8 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 6 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.8 .273 0.0 0.8 .000 0.3 0.5 .667
LeBron James DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 1997-982004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 21.5 5.8 0.5 1.9 2.4 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.5 2.0 4.6 .434 0.4 1.0 .383 1.4 1.9 .757
difference:+2+20.9+21.4+0.9+4.1+5.0+3.1+1.3+0.6-1.8-0.3+7.9+16.5+.038+1.0+2.9+.032+4.6+6.1+.007
LeBron James 80 42.4 27.2 1.4 6.0 7.4 7.2 2.2 0.7 3.3 1.8 9.9 21.1 .472 1.4 3.9 .351 6.0 8.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 13 21.5 6.0 0.2 1.8 1.9 3.8 1.3 0.0 1.2 2.5 2.1 5.2 .397 0.5 1.5 .300 1.4 2.2 .621
LeBron James DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 1998-992005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 50 22.6 5.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.9 1.2 0.0 1.5 1.9 2.0 5.3 .376 0.8 1.9 .392 1.2 1.6 .759
difference:+29+19.9+25.5+0.5+4.7+5.2+2.7+0.4+0.8-1.8-0.4+9.1+17.8+.104+0.8+2.9+.057+6.4+8.7+.021
LeBron James 79 42.5 31.4 0.9 6.1 7.0 6.6 1.6 0.8 3.3 2.3 11.1 23.1 .480 1.6 4.8 .335 7.6 10.3 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 8 29.8 9.8 0.8 2.9 3.6 4.9 1.0 0.0 1.4 2.5 3.5 8.4 .418 1.3 3.6 .345 1.5 1.9 .800
difference:+5+16.7+21.0+0.9+3.5+4.5+0.9+0.4+0.7-3.6-0.9+7.7+15.2+.058+0.3+1.2+.012+5.2+7.2+.063
LeBron James 13 46.5 30.8 1.7 6.4 8.1 5.8 1.4 0.7 5.0 3.4 11.2 23.6 .476 1.6 4.8 .333 6.7 9.1 .737

Season 4

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 1999-002006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 78 23.1 6.3 0.3 1.6 1.8 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.9 2.1 6.2 .346 0.7 2.1 .313 1.3 1.9 .724
difference:+17.8+21.0+0.8+4.1+4.9+3.2+0.6+0.7-2.2-0.3+7.8+14.6+.130+0.6+1.9+.006+5.0+7.1+.026
LeBron James 78 40.9 27.3 1.1 5.7 6.7 6.0 1.6 0.7 3.2 2.2 9.9 20.8 .476 1.3 4.0 .319 6.3 9.0 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 21 15.3 4.7 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.6 3.8 .430 0.6 1.4 .414 0.9 1.2 .760
difference:+1+29.4+20.4+1.1+5.9+7.1+6.0+1.2+0.5-2.9-0.6+6.7+16.2+.014+0.5+2.4+.134+6.5+8.6+.005
LeBron James 20 44.7 25.1 1.3 6.8 8.1 8.0 1.7 0.5 3.3 2.0 8.3 20.0 .416 1.1 3.8 .280 7.4 9.8 .755

Season 5

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2000-012007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 20 35.5 11.5 0.3 2.7 3.0 4.4 2.0 0.1 1.5 2.5 3.9 9.4 .412 1.3 3.2 .397 2.5 3.1 .806
difference:+55+4.9+18.5+1.5+3.4+4.9+2.8+0.2+1.0-1.9-0.3+6.7+12.5+.072+0.2+1.6+.082+4.8+7.2+.094
LeBron James 75 40.4 30.0 1.8 6.1 7.9 7.2 1.8 1.1 3.4 2.2 10.6 21.9 .484 1.5 4.8 .315 7.3 10.3 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 16 35.8 13.4 0.3 3.5 3.8 3.0 1.3 0.1 0.8 2.8 4.8 9.9 .484 2.2 4.3 .515 1.6 2.1 .765
difference:+3+6.7+14.8+0.9+3.1+4.0+4.6+0.5+1.2-3.4-0.3+3.9+11.3+.073+0.8+1.1+.258+7.8+10.7+.034
LeBron James 13 42.5 28.2 1.2 6.6 7.8 7.6 1.8 1.3 4.2 2.5 8.7 21.2 .411 1.4 5.4 .257 9.4 12.8 .731

Season 6

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2001-022008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost East Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 70 28.2 11.2 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.6 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.7 3.9 9.5 .411 2.1 5.0 .413 1.3 1.6 .847
difference:+11+9.5+17.2+1.1+4.4+5.5+4.6+0.8+1.0-2.1+5.8+10.4+.078+0.5+0.3+.069+6.0+7.8+.067
LeBron James 81 37.7 28.4 1.3 6.3 7.6 7.2 1.7 1.1 3.0 1.7 9.7 19.9 .489 1.6 4.7 .344 7.3 9.4 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 19 34.2 10.2 0.5 2.7 3.3 2.7 1.0 0.1 1.1 2.6 3.2 8.8 .357 1.5 4.3 .358 2.3 2.9 .786
difference:+5+7.2+25.1+0.9+5.1+5.8+4.6+0.6+0.8-1.6-0.5+8.2+13.5+.153+0.4+1.5+.025+8.3+11.3+.037
LeBron James 14 41.4 35.3 1.4 7.8 9.1 7.3 1.6 0.9 2.7 2.1 11.4 22.3 .510 1.9 5.8 .333 10.6 14.2 .749

Season 7

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2002-032009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 34.5 10.5 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.6 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.4 4.1 9.5 .437 1.0 2.6 .401 1.2 1.5 .800
difference:+6+4.5+19.2+0.4+4.0+4.4+5.0+0.5+0.8-2.3-0.8+6.0+10.6+.066+0.7+2.5+.068+6.6+8.7+.033
LeBron James 76 39.0 29.7 0.9 6.4 7.3 8.6 1.6 1.0 3.4 1.6 10.1 20.1 .503 1.7 5.1 .333 7.8 10.2 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 12 35.4 12.8 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.8 1.5 0.1 1.5 3.3 4.4 8.5 .520 2.4 3.9 .617 1.5 1.8 .818
difference:+1+6.4+16.3+1.0+5.3+6.3+5.8+0.2+1.7-2.3-1.2+5.2+10.7+.018+0.6+0.6+.217+6.5+9.1+.085
LeBron James 11 41.8 29.1 1.4 7.9 9.3 7.6 1.7 1.8 3.8 2.1 9.6 19.2 .502 1.8 4.5 .400 8.0 10.9 .733

Season 8

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2003-042010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost NBA Finals
more >>
8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 21.6 7.1 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.3 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.4 2.5 7.0 .352 0.6 2.2 .291 1.5 1.9 .797
difference:+3+17.2+19.6+0.6+5.0+5.6+4.7+0.3+0.6-2.6-0.7+7.1+11.8+.158+0.6+1.3+.039+4.9+6.5+.038
LeBron James 79 38.8 26.7 1.0 6.5 7.5 7.0 1.6 0.6 3.6 2.1 9.6 18.8 .510 1.2 3.5 .330 6.4 8.4 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 22 23.1 7.5 0.5 2.1 2.5 2.2 0.8 0.0 0.9 2.1 2.7 6.7 .405 1.0 2.5 .418 1.0 1.6 .657
difference:+1+20.8+16.2+1.1+4.7+5.9+3.7+0.9+1.2-2.2-0.6+5.6+11.1+.061+0.4+1.5+.065+4.7+5.8+.106
LeBron James 21 43.9 23.7 1.6 6.8 8.4 5.9 1.7 1.2 3.1 2.7 8.3 17.8 .466 1.4 4.0 .353 5.7 7.4 .763

Season 9

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2004-052011-12
Team Golden State WarriorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 74 30.0 11.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.1 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.4 4.0 10.2 .393 1.5 3.9 .371 2.4 2.7 .862
difference:+12+7.5+15.2+1.0+4.0+5.0+2.1+0.9+0.7-1.7-0.9+6.0+8.7+.138+0.6+1.5+.009+3.8+5.4+.091
LeBron James 62 37.5 27.1 1.5 6.4 7.9 6.2 1.9 0.8 3.4 1.5 10.0 18.9 .531 0.9 2.4 .362 6.2 8.1 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher DNP------ --- ----------
LeBron James 23 42.7 30.3 2.3 7.4 9.7 5.6 1.9 0.7 3.5 2.0 10.9 21.8 .500 1.0 3.7 .259 7.5 10.2 .739

Season 10

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2005-062012-13
Team Golden State WarriorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 31.6 13.3 0.4 2.1 2.6 4.3 1.5 0.1 1.9 2.9 4.4 10.8 .410 1.4 3.6 .397 3.0 3.6 .833
difference:+6+6.3+13.5+0.9+4.7+5.4+3.0+0.2+0.8-1.1-1.5+5.7+7.0+.155+0.3+.009+2.3+3.4+.080
LeBron James 76 37.9 26.8 1.3 6.8 8.0 7.3 1.7 0.9 3.0 1.4 10.1 17.8 .565 1.4 3.3 .406 5.3 7.0 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher DNP------ --- ----------
LeBron James 23 41.7 25.9 1.6 6.8 8.4 6.6 1.8 0.8 3.0 1.9 9.2 18.8 .491 1.6 4.2 .375 5.9 7.6 .777

Season 11

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2006-072013-14
Team Utah JazzMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsHeat Lost NBA Finals
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 27.9 10.1 0.4 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.0 0.1 1.5 2.9 3.1 8.2 .382 0.6 1.9 .308 3.2 3.7 .853
difference:+5+9.8+17.0+0.7+4.4+5.1+3.0+0.6+0.2-2.0-1.3+6.9+9.4+.185+0.9+2.1+.071+2.5+3.9+.103
LeBron James 77 37.7 27.1 1.1 5.9 6.9 6.3 1.6 0.3 3.5 1.6 10.0 17.6 .567 1.5 4.0 .379 5.7 7.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 16 27.8 9.5 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.6 1.0 0.1 1.2 3.2 3.1 7.6 .405 0.8 2.0 .375 2.6 2.8 .933
difference:+4+10.4+17.9+0.4+5.1+5.5+2.2+0.8+0.5-1.9-0.9+6.5+9.4+.160+1.0+2.3+.032+3.9+5.2+.127
LeBron James 20 38.2 27.4 0.7 6.4 7.1 4.8 1.8 0.6 3.1 2.3 9.6 17.0 .565 1.8 4.3 .407 6.5 8.0 .806

Season 12

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2007-082014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 27.4 11.7 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.9 1.0 0.0 1.1 2.3 4.1 9.5 .436 1.4 3.4 .406 2.0 2.3 .883
difference:+13+8.7+13.6+0.4+3.5+3.9+4.5+0.6+0.7-2.8-0.3+4.9+9.0+.052+0.3+1.5+.052+3.4+5.4+.173
LeBron James 69 36.1 25.3 0.7 5.3 6.0 7.4 1.6 0.7 3.9 2.0 9.0 18.5 .488 1.7 4.9 .354 5.4 7.7 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 21 31.6 10.2 0.1 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.0 0.1 1.0 3.0 3.1 7.0 .452 1.0 2.4 .440 2.9 3.5 .836
difference:+1+10.6+19.9+1.8+7.4+9.1+6.0+0.3+1.0-3.1-0.1+8.3+20.2+.035+0.3+3.1+.213+3.2+4.9+.105
LeBron James 20 42.2 30.1 1.9 9.5 11.3 8.5 1.7 1.1 4.1 2.9 11.4 27.2 .417 1.3 5.5 .227 6.1 8.4 .731

Season 13

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2008-092015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 29.8 9.9 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 1.2 0.1 0.9 2.3 3.6 8.4 .424 1.5 3.7 .397 1.3 1.6 .846
difference:+6+5.8+15.4+1.2+4.0+5.1+3.6+0.2+0.5-2.4-0.4+6.1+10.2+.096+0.4+.088+3.4+4.9+.115
LeBron James 76 35.6 25.3 1.5 6.0 7.4 6.8 1.4 0.6 3.3 1.9 9.7 18.6 .520 1.1 3.7 .309 4.7 6.5 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 22 28.9 8.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 2.2 1.0 0.0 1.1 2.8 2.9 7.3 .394 0.9 3.0 .284 1.4 1.6 .861
difference:+1+10.2+18.3+1.7+5.8+7.5+5.4+1.3+1.3-2.5-0.2+7.5+12.6+.131+0.6+1.5+.056+2.5+4.3+.200
LeBron James 21 39.1 26.3 2.0 7.5 9.5 7.6 2.3 1.3 3.6 2.6 10.4 19.9 .525 1.5 4.5 .340 3.9 5.9 .661

Season 14

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2009-102016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 27.2 7.5 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.5 1.1 0.1 1.0 2.5 2.6 6.8 .380 1.0 2.7 .348 1.4 1.6 .856
difference:+8+10.6+18.9+1.0+5.5+6.5+6.2+0.1+0.5-3.1-0.7+7.3+11.4+.168+0.7+1.9+.015+3.4+5.6+.182
LeBron James 74 37.8 26.4 1.3 7.3 8.6 8.7 1.2 0.6 4.1 1.8 9.9 18.2 .548 1.7 4.6 .363 4.8 7.2 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 23 32.8 10.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 2.8 1.2 0.0 1.6 3.6 3.6 8.0 .448 1.2 3.3 .360 2.0 2.4 .821
difference:+5+8.5+22.5+0.7+6.0+6.6+5.0+0.7+1.3-2.4-1.2+8.5+13.3+.117+1.2+2.6+.051+4.3+6.6+.123
LeBron James 18 41.3 32.8 1.1 8.1 9.1 7.8 1.9 1.3 4.0 2.4 12.1 21.3 .565 2.4 5.9 .411 6.3 9.0 .698

Season 15

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2010-112017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 28.0 6.8 0.2 1.7 1.9 2.7 1.2 0.1 0.9 2.3 2.5 6.5 .389 0.8 1.9 .396 1.0 1.3 .806
difference:+8.9+20.7+1.0+5.8+6.7+6.4+0.2+0.8-3.3-0.6+8.0+12.8+.153+1.0+3.1+.029+3.7+5.2+.075
LeBron James 82 36.9 27.5 1.2 7.5 8.6 9.1 1.4 0.9 4.2 1.7 10.5 19.3 .542 1.8 5.0 .367 4.7 6.5 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 10 32.5 8.2 0.1 2.6 2.7 3.6 1.4 0.2 0.8 2.5 2.9 6.7 .433 0.7 1.7 .412 1.7 2.1 .810
difference:+12+9.4+25.8+1.3+5.1+6.4+5.4+0.8-3.5-0.1+9.6+16.5+.106+1.1+3.5+.070+5.5+7.6+.064
LeBron James 22 41.9 34.0 1.4 7.7 9.1 9.0 1.4 1.0 4.3 2.4 12.5 23.2 .539 1.8 5.2 .342 7.2 9.7 .746

Season 16

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2011-122018-19
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 63 23.9 5.6 0.2 1.7 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.0 5.5 .371 0.6 1.7 .321 0.9 1.1 .851
difference:+8+11.3+21.8+0.8+5.7+6.6+5.6+0.5+0.5-2.4-0.2+8.1+14.4+.139+1.4+4.2+.018+4.2+6.5+.186
LeBron James 55 35.2 27.4 1.0 7.4 8.5 8.3 1.3 0.6 3.6 1.7 10.1 19.9 .510 2.0 5.9 .339 5.1 7.6 .665
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 20 22.3 6.3 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.1 0.3 1.9 2.5 5.9 .415 0.9 2.4 .375 0.5 0.5 1.000
LeBron James DNP------ --- ----------

Season 17

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 33 17.4 5.3 0.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.7 1.7 4.9 .342 0.9 2.4 .375 1.1 1.2 .921
difference:+34+17.2+20.0+0.9+5.8+6.7+8.8+0.6+0.4-3.0-0.1+7.9+14.5+.151+1.3+3.9+.027+2.8+4.5+.228
LeBron James 67 34.6 25.3 1.0 6.9 7.8 10.2 1.2 0.5 3.9 1.8 9.6 19.4 .493 2.2 6.3 .348 3.9 5.7 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 11 23.7 8.7 0.1 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.7 3.0 2.9 6.4 .457 2.2 4.6 .471 0.7 1.1 .667
difference:+10+12.6+18.9+1.2+7.9+9.3+8.1+0.6+0.8-3.3-1.1+7.3+11.8+.103+0.1+1.1+.101+4.4+6.0+.053
LeBron James 21 36.3 27.6 1.3 9.4 10.8 8.8 1.2 0.9 4.0 1.9 10.2 18.2 .560 2.1 5.7 .370 5.1 7.1 .720

Season 18

Derek Fisher LeBron James
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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18th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 81 17.6 5.2 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.6 1.9 1.7 4.5 .391 1.1 2.8 .384 0.7 0.9 .775
difference:+36+15.8+19.8+0.5+5.6+6.2+6.4+0.2+0.6-3.1-0.3+7.7+13.8+.122+1.2+3.5+.019+3.3+4.8+.077
LeBron James 45 33.4 25.0 0.6 7.0 7.7 7.8 1.1 0.6 3.7 1.6 9.4 18.3 .513 2.3 6.3 .365 4.0 5.7 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 19 15.7 3.8 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.4 1.2 3.8 .315 0.6 2.2 .293 0.8 0.8 1.000
difference:+13+21.6+19.5+0.9+4.6+5.5+7.2+0.8+0.3-3.9-0.2+7.8+15.2+.159+2.4+5.8+.082+1.5+3.0+.391
LeBron James 6 37.3 23.3 1.2 6.0 7.2 8.0 1.5 0.3 4.2 1.2 9.0 19.0 .474 3.0 8.0 .375 2.3 3.8 .609

Additional Years

* LeBron James played 4 seasons more than Derek Fisher in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 19 to 22, from 2022 to 2025—LeBron James played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

In those 4 extra years over Derek Fisher, LeBron James got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Cup MVP
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game