Evan Fournier vs. LeBron James Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LeBron James and Evan Fournier, 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 / 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.

Evan Fournier played 12 years in the NBA, 10 less than LeBron James, who played 22. Evan Fournier had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Evan Fournier 12 4 2012-13 to 2023-24
LeBron James 22 18 2003-04 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2012-132003-04
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Evan Fournier 38 11.3 5.3 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.7 2.0 4.0 .493 0.6 1.4 .407 0.8 1.0 .769
difference:+41+28.2+15.6+1.1+3.4+4.6+4.7+1.1+0.7-2.7-0.2+5.9+14.9+.076+0.2+1.3+.117+3.6+4.8+.015
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%
Evan Fournier 4 13.3 4.8 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 4.3 .353 0.0 2.0 .000 1.8 2.0 .875
LeBron James DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2013-142004-05
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Evan Fournier 76 19.8 8.4 0.4 2.2 2.7 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.3 2.4 3.0 7.2 .419 1.2 3.1 .376 1.2 1.6 .756
difference:+4+22.6+18.8+1.0+3.8+4.7+5.7+1.8+0.6-2.0-0.6+6.9+13.9+.053+0.2+0.8+.025+4.8+6.4+.006
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
* Neiher Evan Fournier nor LeBron James played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2014-152005-06
Team Orlando MagicCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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%
Evan Fournier 58 28.6 12.0 0.5 2.2 2.6 2.1 0.7 0.0 1.4 2.0 4.4 9.9 .440 1.5 3.9 .378 1.8 2.5 .728
difference:+21+13.9+19.4+0.4+3.9+4.4+4.5+0.9+0.8-1.9-0.3+6.7+13.2+.040+0.1+0.9+.043+5.8+7.8+.010
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%
Evan Fournier DNP------ --- ----------
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

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2015-162006-07
Team Orlando MagicCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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%
Evan Fournier 79 32.5 15.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.7 1.2 0.0 1.7 2.7 5.4 11.8 .462 2.0 4.9 .400 2.5 3.0 .836
difference:+1+8.4+11.9+0.7+3.3+3.9+3.3+0.4+0.7-1.5-0.5+4.5+9.0+.014+0.7+0.9+.081+3.8+6.0+.138
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%
Evan Fournier DNP------ --- ----------
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

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2016-172007-08
Team Orlando MagicCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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%
Evan Fournier 68 32.9 17.2 0.6 2.4 3.1 3.0 1.0 0.1 2.1 2.6 6.0 13.7 .439 1.9 5.3 .356 3.3 4.1 .805
difference:+7+7.5+12.8+1.2+3.7+4.8+4.2+0.8+1.0-1.3-0.4+4.6+8.2+.045+0.4+0.5+.041+4.0+6.2+.093
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%
Evan Fournier DNP------ --- ----------
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

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2017-182008-09
Team Orlando MagicCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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%
Evan Fournier 57 32.2 17.8 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.9 0.8 0.3 1.7 2.4 6.5 14.1 .459 2.2 5.9 .379 2.6 3.0 .867
difference:+24+5.5+10.6+0.9+3.5+4.4+4.3+0.9+0.8-1.3-0.7+3.2+5.8+.030+0.6+1.2+.035+4.7+6.4+.087
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%
Evan Fournier DNP------ --- ----------
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

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2018-192009-10
Team Orlando MagicCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Fournier 81 31.5 15.1 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.6 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.8 5.8 13.2 .438 1.9 5.6 .340 1.7 2.1 .806
difference:+5+7.5+14.6+0.4+3.7+4.1+5.0+0.7+0.9-1.5-1.2+4.3+6.9+.065+0.2+0.5+.007+6.1+8.1+.039
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%
Evan Fournier 5 35.0 12.4 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.0 1.4 0.0 2.4 2.8 4.8 13.8 .348 1.6 6.8 .235 1.2 1.6 .750
difference:+6+6.8+16.7+0.8+5.3+6.1+5.6+0.3+1.8-1.4-0.7+4.8+5.4+.154+0.2+2.3+.165+6.8+9.3+.017
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

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2019-202010-11
Team Orlando MagicMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost NBA Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Fournier 66 31.5 18.5 0.3 2.3 2.6 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.9 2.4 6.6 14.1 .467 2.6 6.6 .399 2.7 3.3 .818
difference:+13+7.3+8.2+0.7+4.2+4.9+3.8+0.5+0.4-1.7-0.3+3.0+4.7+.043+1.4+3.1+.069+3.7+5.1+.059
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%
Evan Fournier 5 34.2 12.8 0.6 3.4 4.0 2.6 1.2 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.0 11.4 .351 2.4 7.0 .343 2.4 3.4 .706
difference:+16+9.7+10.9+1.0+3.4+4.4+3.3+0.5+0.6-1.3-0.7+4.3+6.4+.115+1.0+3.0+.010+3.3+4.0+.057
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

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2020-212011-12
Team Orlando Magic, Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Fournier 42 30.0 17.1 0.2 2.8 3.0 3.4 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.9 12.9 .457 2.8 6.7 .413 2.6 3.3 .788
difference:+20+7.5+10.0+1.3+3.6+4.9+2.8+0.8+0.3-1.7-0.8+4.1+6.0+.074+1.9+4.3+.051+3.6+4.8+.017
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%
Evan Fournier 5 33.4 15.4 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.4 1.2 0.0 1.0 4.0 5.4 12.6 .429 2.6 6.0 .433 2.0 2.4 .833
difference:+18+9.3+14.9+1.3+4.8+6.1+4.2+0.7+0.7-2.5-2.0+5.5+9.2+.071+1.6+2.3+.174+5.5+7.8+.094
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

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2021-222012-13
Team New York KnicksMiami 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
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Fournier 80 29.5 14.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.3 2.3 5.0 12.1 .417 3.0 7.7 .389 1.0 1.4 .708
difference:+4+8.4+12.7+0.9+4.6+5.4+5.2+0.7+0.6-1.7-0.9+5.1+5.7+.148+1.6+4.4+.017+4.3+5.6+.045
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%
Evan Fournier 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

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2022-232013-14
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Fournier 27 17.0 6.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.7 2.1 6.1 .337 1.3 4.2 .307 0.7 0.8 .857
difference:+50+20.7+21.0+1.0+4.2+5.1+5.0+1.0+0.2-2.7-0.1+7.9+11.5+.230+0.2+0.2+.072+5.0+6.8+.107
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%
Evan Fournier DNP------ --- ----------
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

Evan Fournier LeBron James
Season 2023-242014-15
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Fournier 32 18.1 6.9 0.2 1.7 1.8 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.5 2.5 6.9 .357 1.0 4.1 .254 0.9 1.1 .806
difference:+37+18.0+18.4+0.5+3.6+4.2+5.9+0.7+0.5-3.2-0.5+6.5+11.6+.131+0.7+0.8+.100+4.5+6.6+.096
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%
Evan Fournier DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* LeBron James played 10 seasons more than Evan Fournier in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 22, from 2016 to 2025—LeBron James played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships and one NBA Cup.

In those 10 extra years over Evan Fournier, LeBron James got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Finals MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Assists Leader
Achievement 1 Cup MVP
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 10 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP