LeBron James vs. Jake LaRavia Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake LaRavia 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.

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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.

LeBron James played 22 years in the NBA, 19 more than Jake LaRavia, who played 3. LeBron James had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Jake LaRavia had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
LeBron James 22 18 2003-04 to 2024-25
Jake LaRavia 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LeBron James Jake LaRavia
Season 2003-042022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+44+27.7+17.9+0.8+2.9+3.7+5.3+1.3+0.6-3.0-0.5+6.8+16.2+.028+0.1+0.7+.048+4.2+5.5+.024
Jake LaRavia 35 11.8 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.1 2.7 .389 0.7 2.0 .338 0.2 0.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LeBron James nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

LeBron James Jake LaRavia
Season 2004-052023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies
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%
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:+45+19.4+16.4+0.1+3.8+3.7+5.5+1.4+0.4-2.0-0.2+6.5+12.4+.083+0.1+0.6+.011+3.4+4.9+.076
Jake LaRavia 35 23.0 10.8 1.5 2.2 3.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.4 8.7 .389 1.5 4.5 .340 2.6 3.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LeBron James nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

LeBron James Jake LaRavia
Season 2005-062024-25
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
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:+13+22.1+24.5+0.5+3.5+3.1+4.2+0.7+0.5-2.0-0.3+8.7+18.0+.005+0.7+2.6+.088+6.4+8.6+.060
Jake LaRavia 66 20.4 6.9 1.4 2.6 3.9 2.4 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.1 .475 0.9 2.2 .423 1.2 1.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jake LaRavia DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* LeBron James played 19 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 22, from 2007 to 2025—LeBron James played in 17 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships and one NBA Cup.

In those 19 extra years over Jake LaRavia, LeBron James got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 4 Finals MVP
Achievement 4 Season MVP
Achievement 12 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Assists Leader
Achievement 1 Cup MVP
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 19 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP