LeBron James vs. Charles Oakley Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

LeBron James played 22 years in the NBA, 3 more than Charles Oakley, who played 19. LeBron James had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Charles Oakley had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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.

Rookie Season
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2003-04	1985-86
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+16.5	+11.3	+2.0	+1.1	+3.1	+4.2	+0.7	+0.3	-1.2	-1.3	+4.3	+11.9	+.102	+0.8	+2.7		+2.1	+2.3	+.092
Charles Oakley	77	23.0	9.6	3.3	5.3	8.6	1.7	0.9	0.4	2.3	3.2	3.6	7.0	.519	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.5	.662
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Oakley	3	29.3	10.0	3.3	6.7	10.0	1.0	2.0	0.7	1.7	4.3	3.7	7.0	.524	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	4.3	.615

Season 2
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2004-05	1986-87
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+6.1	+12.7	+2.2	+3.5	+5.7	+3.6	+1.2	+0.3	-0.3	-2.0	+4.2	+8.3	+.027	+1.3	+3.5	+.016	+3.0	+3.6	+.064
Charles Oakley	82	36.3	14.5	3.6	9.5	13.1	3.6	1.0	0.4	3.6	3.8	5.7	12.8	.445	0.1	0.4	.367	3.0	4.4	.686
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Oakley	3	43.0	20.0	5.7	9.7	15.3	2.0	1.3	0.3	2.7	4.3	6.3	16.7	.380	0.7	1.3	.500	6.7	8.0	.833

Season 3
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2005-06	1987-88
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+8.2	+19.0	+3.1	+2.9	+6.0	+3.6	+0.8	+0.5	-0.4	-1.0	+6.5	+13.6	+.003	+1.6	+4.7	+.085	+4.4	+5.9	+.011
Charles Oakley	82	34.3	12.4	4.0	9.0	13.0	3.0	0.8	0.3	2.9	3.3	4.6	9.5	.483	0.0	0.1	.250	3.2	4.4	.727
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+9.2	+20.7	+2.2	+2.5	+4.7	+2.6	+0.8	+0.3	-3.2	-0.1	+7.2	+14.5	+.036	+1.6	+4.6	+.333	+4.6	+6.7	+.138
Charles Oakley	10	37.3	10.1	3.9	8.9	12.8	3.2	0.6	0.4	1.8	3.3	4.0	9.1	.440	0.0	0.2	.000	2.1	2.4	.875

Season 4
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2006-07	1988-89
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+9.1	+14.4	+3.1	+0.6	+3.8	+3.7	+0.3	+0.5	-0.2	-1.1	+4.7	+10.6	+.034	+1.2	+3.4	+.069	+3.9	+5.9	+.075
Charles Oakley	82	31.8	12.9	4.2	6.3	10.5	2.3	1.3	0.2	3.0	3.3	5.2	10.2	.510	0.1	0.6	.250	2.4	3.1	.773
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+11.5	+15.4	+3.5	+0.4	+3.1	+6.8	+0.4	+0.4	-0.9	-1.4	+4.4	+11.9	+.063	+1.0	+3.6	+.220	+5.6	+7.1	+.088
Charles Oakley	9	33.2	9.7	4.8	6.4	11.2	1.2	1.3	0.1	2.4	3.4	3.9	8.1	.479	0.1	0.2	.500	1.8	2.7	.667

Season 5
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2007-08	1989-90
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+14	+4.4	+15.4	+2.4	+1.6	+4.0	+4.8	+0.8	+0.8	-0.7	-1.4	+5.1	+11.4	+.040	+1.5	+4.8		+3.7	+5.6	+.049
Charles Oakley	61	36.0	14.6	4.2	7.7	11.9	2.4	1.0	0.3	2.7	3.6	5.5	10.5	.524	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	4.7	.761
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+8.9	+16.1	+2.7	+0.5	+3.2	+4.9	+0.7	+1.1	-2.0	-0.8	+4.4	+12.8	+.101	+1.3	+5.3	+.743	+6.0	+7.6	+.077
Charles Oakley	10	33.6	12.1	3.9	7.1	11.0	2.7	1.1	0.2	2.2	3.3	4.3	8.4	.512	0.1	0.1	1.000	3.4	5.2	.654

Season 6
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2008-09	1990-91
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+1.7	+17.2	+2.7	+1.8	+4.5	+4.5	+0.9	+0.9	-0.2	-2.1	+5.7	+12.1	+.027	+1.6	+4.7		+4.2	+5.4	+.004
Charles Oakley	76	36.0	11.2	4.0	8.1	12.1	2.7	0.8	0.2	2.8	3.8	4.0	7.8	.516	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	4.0	.784
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+8.1	+27.6	+3.6	+2.5	+1.2	+6.3	+0.9	+0.6	-0.4	-2.2	+8.1	+15.3	+.034	+1.9	+5.8		+9.6	+12.2	+.249
Charles Oakley	3	33.3	7.7	5.0	5.3	10.3	1.0	0.7	0.3	2.3	4.3	3.3	7.0	.476	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.0	.500

Season 7
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2009-10	1991-92
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+10.8	+23.5	+2.2	+1.0	+1.2	+7.0	+0.8	+0.8	-1.9	-1.5	+7.5	+15.2	+.019	+1.7	+5.1		+6.8	+8.8	+.032
Charles Oakley	82	28.2	6.2	3.1	5.4	8.5	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.5	3.1	2.6	4.9	.522	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.4	.735
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+12.3	+23.8	+2.3	+2.6	+0.3	+6.9	+1.0	+1.4	-2.5	-0.9	+7.8	+14.4	+.123	+1.8	+4.5		+6.3	+8.6	+.008
Charles Oakley	12	29.5	5.3	3.7	5.3	9.0	0.7	0.7	0.4	1.3	3.0	1.8	4.8	.379	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.3	.741

Season 8
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2010-11	1992-93
Team	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+11.6	+19.8	+2.5	+1.4	+1.1	+5.5	+0.6	+0.4	-2.1	-1.4	+6.9	+13.5	+.002	+1.2	+3.5		+4.9	+6.3	+.037
Charles Oakley	82	27.2	6.9	3.5	5.1	8.6	1.5	1.0	0.2	1.5	3.5	2.7	5.3	.508	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.1	.722
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+10.1	+12.6	+3.1	+0.5	+2.6	+4.8	+0.6	+1.1	-0.7	-0.7	+4.1	+9.1	+.015	+1.4	+4.0		+3.0	+3.7	+.036
Charles Oakley	15	33.8	11.1	4.7	6.3	11.0	1.1	1.1	0.1	2.4	3.4	4.2	8.7	.481	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.7	.727

Season 9
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2011-12	1993-94
Team	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost NBA Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+20	+1.7	+15.3	+2.8	+1.1	+3.9	+3.5	+0.6	+0.6	-1.0	-2.1	+5.6	+9.6	+.053	+0.9	+2.4		+3.2	+4.3	+.005
Charles Oakley	82	35.8	11.8	4.3	7.5	11.8	2.7	1.3	0.2	2.4	3.6	4.4	9.3	.478	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	3.8	.776
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+3.0	+17.1	+2.3	+0.4	+2.0	+3.2	+0.5	+0.5	-0.9	-1.5	+5.9	+11.3	+.023	+1.0	+3.7		+4.3	+6.1	+.036
Charles Oakley	25	39.7	13.2	4.6	7.0	11.7	2.4	1.4	0.2	2.6	3.5	5.0	10.5	.477	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	4.1	.775

Season 10
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2012-13	1994-95
Team	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+26	+6.6	+16.7	+1.8	+1.0	+0.9	+4.8	+0.5	+0.8	-0.9	-2.2	+6.3	+9.9	+.076	+1.3	+3.1	+.156	+2.9	+4.0	+.040
Charles Oakley	50	31.3	10.1	3.1	5.8	8.9	2.5	1.2	0.1	2.1	3.6	3.8	7.9	.489	0.1	0.2	.250	2.4	3.0	.793
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+12	+3.4	+12.8	+1.2	+1.2	+0.1	+2.9	+0.1	+0.3	-0.8	-1.9	+4.7	+8.9	+.041	+1.2	+3.3	+.025	+2.1	+3.0	+.047
Charles Oakley	11	38.3	13.1	2.8	5.6	8.5	3.7	1.7	0.5	2.2	3.8	4.5	9.9	.450	0.4	0.9	.400	3.8	4.6	.824

Season 11
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2013-14	1995-96
Team	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+24	+4.2	+15.7	+2.0	+0.3	+1.8	+3.7	+0.5		-1.5	-2.1	+6.0	+9.1	+.096	+1.4	+3.5	+.110	+2.4	+3.6	+.083
Charles Oakley	53	33.5	11.4	3.1	5.6	8.7	2.6	1.1	0.3	2.0	3.7	4.0	8.5	.471	0.1	0.5	.269	3.3	4.0	.833
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+12	+0.3	+14.3	+2.8	+1.3	+1.5	+3.0	+0.8	+0.6	-0.4	-1.8	+4.7	+7.2	+.065	+1.5	+3.5	+.074	+3.4	+3.5	+.112
Charles Oakley	8	38.5	13.1	3.5	5.1	8.6	1.8	1.0	0.0	3.5	4.1	4.9	9.8	.500	0.3	0.8	.333	3.1	4.5	.694

Season 12
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2014-15	1996-97
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+0.2	+14.5	+2.4	+1.4	+3.8	+4.6	+0.2	+0.4	-1.8	-1.8	+4.8	+9.8		+1.6	+4.7	+.091	+3.1	+4.9	+.098
Charles Oakley	80	35.9	10.8	3.1	6.7	9.8	2.8	1.4	0.3	2.1	3.8	4.2	8.7	.488	0.1	0.2	.263	2.3	2.8	.808
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+6.4	+20.3	+0.4	+3.0	+2.5	+6.9	+0.5	+0.8	-2.3	-0.8	+7.6	+18.6	+.025	+1.3	+5.4	+.227	+3.9	+5.5	+.028
Charles Oakley	10	35.8	9.8	2.3	6.5	8.8	1.6	2.2	0.3	1.8	3.7	3.8	8.6	.442	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	2.9	.759

Season 13
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2015-16	1997-98
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+1.0	+16.3	+1.3	+0.4	+1.8	+4.3	+0.2	+0.3	-1.7	-1.6	+5.8	+9.8	+.080	+1.1	+3.6	+.309	+3.5	+5.1	+.120
Charles Oakley	79	34.6	9.0	2.8	6.4	9.2	2.5	1.6	0.3	1.6	3.5	3.9	8.8	.440	0.0	0.1	.000	1.2	1.4	.851
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+5.1	+18.2	+0.1	+1.1	+1.0	+6.2	+1.2	+1.1	-2.3	-1.2	+7.5	+12.8	+.117	+1.5	+4.5		+1.6	+3.4	+.259
Charles Oakley	10	34.0	8.1	2.1	6.4	8.5	1.4	1.1	0.2	1.3	3.8	2.9	7.1	.408	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	2.5	.920

Season 14
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2016-17	1998-99
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+24	+5.1	+19.4	+0.6	+1.7	+1.1	+5.3	+0.3	+0.2	-2.2	-1.8	+7.1	+11.7	+.120	+1.7	+4.5	+.163	+3.5	+5.5	+.133
Charles Oakley	50	32.7	7.0	1.9	5.6	7.5	3.4	0.9	0.4	1.9	3.6	2.8	6.5	.428	0.0	0.1	.200	1.3	1.7	.807
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Charles Oakley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 15
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2017-18	1999-00
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+6.5	+20.6	+0.3	+2.2	+1.8	+5.9	+0.1	+0.3	-2.3	-2.0	+7.6	+12.3	+.124	+1.6	+4.5	+.026	+3.9	+5.4	+.045
Charles Oakley	80	30.4	6.9	1.5	5.3	6.8	3.2	1.3	0.6	1.9	3.7	2.9	7.0	.418	0.2	0.5	.341	0.8	1.1	.776
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+19	+4.9	+24.0	+0.7	+0.7	+1.4	+5.3	+0.6	+0.7	-2.6	-2.3	+7.8	+13.5	+.056	+1.1	+2.9	+.056	+7.2	+9.4	+.746
Charles Oakley	3	37.0	10.0	0.7	7.0	7.7	3.7	2.0	0.3	1.7	4.7	4.7	9.7	.483	0.7	2.3	.286	0.0	0.3	.000

Season 16
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2018-19	2000-01
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+23	+0.3	+17.8	+0.8	+0.3	+1.0	+4.9	+0.3		-1.8	-1.6	+6.2	+9.8	+.122	+1.9	+5.3	+.115	+3.5	+5.7	+.171
Charles Oakley	78	35.5	9.6	1.8	7.7	9.5	3.4	1.0	0.6	1.8	3.3	3.9	10.1	.388	0.1	0.6	.224	1.6	1.9	.836
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Oakley	12	32.6	9.3	1.7	4.7	6.3	1.8	1.0	0.6	1.8	2.4	3.9	9.0	.435	0.3	0.7	.375	1.2	1.4	.824

Season 17
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2019-20	2001-02
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+10.3	+21.5	+0.3	+2.1	+1.8	+8.2	+0.3	+0.3	-2.4	-1.3	+7.9	+14.8	+.124	+2.2	+6.2	+.181	+3.5	+5.2	+.057
Charles Oakley	57	24.3	3.8	1.3	4.8	6.0	2.0	0.9	0.2	1.5	3.1	1.7	4.6	.369	0.0	0.1	.167	0.4	0.5	.750
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Charles Oakley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 18
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2020-21	2002-03
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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18th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+21.2	+23.2	+0.3	+5.3	+5.2	+6.8	+0.8	+0.5	-3.2	-0.5	+8.9	+17.0	+.095	+2.3	+6.3		+3.3	+4.9	+.126
Charles Oakley	42	12.2	1.8	0.9	1.7	2.5	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.5	2.1	0.5	1.3	.418	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.8	.824
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Charles Oakley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 19
	LeBron James	Charles Oakley
Season	2021-22	2003-04
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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19th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	56	37.2	30.3	1.1	7.1	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	3.5	2.2	11.4	21.8	.524	2.9	8.0	.359	4.5	6.0	.756
difference:	+49	+33.6	+29.0	+1.1	+6.4	+7.5	+5.9	+1.3	+1.1	-3.4	-1.1	+11.1	+20.9	+.191	+2.9	+8.0		+3.8	+5.1	+.077
Charles Oakley	7	3.6	1.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.1	0.3	0.9	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.9	.833
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LeBron James nor Charles Oakley played in the postseason in their season 19

Additional Years
* LeBron James played 3 seasons more than Charles Oakley in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 20 to 22, from 2023 to 2025—LeBron James played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 3 extra years over Charles Oakley, LeBron James got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Cup MVP 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 3 All-Star Game