LeBron James vs. Jermaine O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jermaine O'Neal 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, 4 more than Jermaine O'Neal, who played 18. LeBron James had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Jermaine O'Neal had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2003-04	1996-97
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West 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:	+34	+29.3	+16.8	+0.4	+2.3	+2.7	+5.7	+1.6	+0.1	-2.9	-0.9	+6.4	+15.5	+.034	+0.8	+2.7		+3.4	+4.1	+.151
Jermaine O'Neal	45	10.2	4.1	0.9	1.9	2.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.5	3.4	.451	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.7	.603
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jermaine O'Neal	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	1.0	.000

Season 2
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2004-05	1997-98
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West 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:	+20	+28.9	+22.7	+0.1	+4.0	+4.0	+6.9	+1.9	+0.3	-2.4	-0.1	+8.0	+17.2	+.013	+1.4	+3.9		+5.2	+6.5	+.244
Jermaine O'Neal	60	13.5	4.5	1.3	2.0	3.4	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.9	1.7	1.9	3.9	.485	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.506
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jermaine O'Neal	1	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Season 3
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2005-06	1998-99
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+43	+33.9	+28.9	+0.3	+4.6	+4.3	+6.2	+1.5	+0.4	-2.9	-1.2	+10.1	+20.8	+.046	+1.6	+4.8		+7.1	+9.3	+.224
Jermaine O'Neal	36	8.6	2.5	1.2	1.5	2.7	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.4	1.1	1.0	2.3	.434	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.0	.514
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:	+4	+40.5	+29.2	+0.8	+5.4	+6.2	+5.7	+1.4	+0.4	-4.8	-2.2	+10.8	+22.5	+.076	+1.6	+4.8		+6.0	+7.8	+.237
Jermaine O'Neal	9	6.0	1.6	0.9	1.0	1.9	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	1.2	0.4	1.1	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.3	.500

Season 4
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2006-07	1999-00
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+8	+28.6	+23.4	+0.3	+3.8	+3.4	+5.7	+1.4	+0.1	-2.5	-0.4	+8.4	+17.6	+.010	+1.3	+4.0		+5.5	+7.6	+.116
Jermaine O'Neal	70	12.3	3.9	1.4	1.9	3.3	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.7	1.8	1.5	3.2	.486	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.4	.582
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:	+12	+39.8	+23.6	+1.0	+6.2	+7.2	+7.9	+1.7	+0.1	-3.3	-0.9	+7.9	+18.6	+.143	+1.1	+3.8		+6.6	+8.7	+.088
Jermaine O'Neal	8	4.9	1.5	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0	1.1	0.4	1.4	.273	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.1	.667

Season 5
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2007-08	2000-01
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+6	+7.8	+17.1	+1.3	+0.6	+1.9	+6.0	+1.2	+1.7	-1.4	-1.3	+5.6	+11.2	+.019	+1.5	+4.7	+.315	+4.4	+5.5	+.111
Jermaine O'Neal	81	32.6	12.9	3.1	6.7	9.8	1.2	0.6	2.8	2.0	3.5	5.0	10.7	.465	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	4.8	.601
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:	+9	+3.2	+18.4	+1.8	+2.9	+4.7	+5.8	+1.8	+1.2	-2.4	-0.8	+4.4	+11.4	+.025	+1.4	+5.1	+.257	+8.1	+10.3	+.231
Jermaine O'Neal	4	39.3	9.8	3.0	9.5	12.5	1.8	0.0	2.5	1.8	3.3	4.3	9.8	.436	0.0	0.3	.000	1.3	2.5	.500

Season 6
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2008-09	2001-02
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	Most Improved Player
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals	Pacers 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:	+9	+0.1	+9.4	+1.3	+1.6	+2.9	+5.6	+1.1	+1.2	-0.6	-2.0	+2.2	+4.2	+.010	+1.6	+4.5	+.273	+3.4	+3.7	+.092
Jermaine O'Neal	72	37.6	19.0	2.6	7.9	10.5	1.6	0.6	2.3	2.4	3.7	7.5	15.7	.479	0.0	0.2	.071	3.9	5.7	.688
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:	+9	+3.4	+18.1	+0.2	+1.4	+1.5	+6.3	+0.8	+0.7	-0.1	-2.7	+4.6	+7.1	+.063	+1.9	+5.6	+.333	+7.0	+9.4	+.001
Jermaine O'Neal	5	38.0	17.2	1.2	6.4	7.6	1.0	0.8	1.6	2.8	4.8	6.8	15.2	.447	0.0	0.2	.000	3.6	4.8	.750

Season 7
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2009-10	2002-03
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+1	+1.8	+8.9	+1.7	+1.3	+3.0	+6.6	+0.7	+1.3	-1.1	-2.0	+2.2	+3.7	+.019	+1.6	+4.8		+3.0	+3.6	+.036
Jermaine O'Neal	77	37.2	20.8	2.6	7.7	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.3	2.3	3.6	7.9	16.4	.484	0.1	0.3	.333	4.8	6.6	.731
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:	+5	+3.7	+6.3	+2.6	+5.6	+8.2	+6.9	+1.2	+1.2	-0.8	-1.6	+2.4	+3.9	+.035	+1.8	+4.0	+.400	+0.5	+0.1	+.052
Jermaine O'Neal	6	45.5	22.8	4.0	13.5	17.5	0.7	0.5	3.0	3.0	3.7	7.2	15.3	.467	0.0	0.5	.000	8.5	10.8	.785

Season 8
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2010-11	2003-04
Team	Miami Heat	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Pacers 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:	+1	+3.1	+6.6	+1.5	+1.0	+2.5	+4.9	+0.8	+2.0	-1.3	-1.1	+1.8	+0.9	+.076	+1.2	+3.3	+.219	+1.9	+2.5	+.002
Jermaine O'Neal	78	35.7	20.1	2.5	7.5	10.0	2.1	0.8	2.6	2.3	3.2	7.8	17.9	.434	0.0	0.2	.111	4.5	5.9	.757
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:	+5	+6.3	+4.5	+0.2	+0.5	+0.7	+4.7	+1.2	+1.1	-1.3	-0.6	+1.1	+0.8	+.043	+1.4	+3.7	+.353	+0.9	+0.5	+.063
Jermaine O'Neal	16	37.6	19.2	1.8	7.3	9.1	1.2	0.5	2.3	1.8	3.3	7.2	17.0	.423	0.0	0.3	.000	4.8	6.9	.700

Season 9
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2011-12	2004-05
Team	Miami Heat	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+18	+2.7	+2.8	+0.4	+0.5	+0.9	+4.3	+1.3	+1.2	-0.4	-2.4	+1.2	+0.5	+.079	+0.9	+2.3	+.195	+0.5	+0.8	+.017
Jermaine O'Neal	44	34.8	24.3	1.9	6.9	8.8	1.9	0.6	2.0	3.0	3.9	8.8	19.4	.452	0.0	0.1	.167	6.7	8.9	.754
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:	+10	+5.9	+14.3	+0.7	+1.0	+1.7	+3.4	+1.4	+1.9	-0.7	-1.7	+5.0	+5.6	+.135	+1.0	+3.5	+.259	+3.3	+4.7	+.011
Jermaine O'Neal	13	36.8	16.0	1.6	6.4	8.0	2.2	0.5	2.6	2.8	3.7	5.9	16.2	.365	0.0	0.2	.000	4.2	5.5	.750

Season 10
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2012-13	2005-06
Team	Miami Heat	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+25	+2.6	+6.7	+0.7	+0.5	+1.3	+4.7	+1.2	+1.4		-2.1	+2.6	+2.0	+.093	+1.3	+3.1	+.106	+0.2	+0.2	+.044
Jermaine O'Neal	51	35.3	20.1	2.0	7.3	9.3	2.6	0.5	2.3	3.0	3.5	7.5	15.8	.472	0.1	0.2	.300	5.1	7.2	.709
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:	+17	+5.7	+4.9	+0.1	+0.8	+0.9	+4.9	+1.3	+1.5	-1.3	-2.8	+1.9	+4.8	+.033	+1.6	+3.9	+.375	+0.4	+1.2	+.060
Jermaine O'Neal	6	36.0	21.0	1.5	6.0	7.5	1.7	0.5	2.3	4.3	4.7	7.3	14.0	.524	0.0	0.3	.000	6.3	8.8	.717

Season 11
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2013-14	2006-07
Team	Miami Heat	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+8	+2.1	+7.7	+1.1	+1.5	+2.7	+3.9	+0.9	+2.3	-0.6	-1.8	+2.8	+1.1	+.131	+1.5	+3.9	+.379	+0.7	+1.1	+.017
Jermaine O'Neal	69	35.6	19.4	2.2	7.4	9.6	2.4	0.7	2.6	2.9	3.4	7.2	16.5	.436	0.0	0.1	.000	5.0	6.5	.767
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
Jermaine O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 12
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2014-15	2007-08
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+27	+7.4	+11.7	+1.3	+0.5	+0.7	+5.2	+1.1	+1.4	-1.4	-1.1	+3.6	+6.3	+.049	+1.7	+4.8	+.354	+2.5	+3.8	+.032
Jermaine O'Neal	42	28.7	13.6	2.0	4.8	6.7	2.2	0.5	2.1	2.5	3.1	5.4	12.2	.439	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	3.9	.742
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
Jermaine O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 13
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2015-16	2008-09
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+8	+5.8	+12.0	+0.4	+1.5	+1.0	+5.0	+1.0	+1.4	-1.2	-1.2	+4.3	+7.3	+.046	+1.1	+3.7		+2.1	+3.2	+.057
Jermaine O'Neal	68	29.8	13.3	1.9	4.5	6.4	1.8	0.4	2.0	2.1	3.1	5.4	11.3	.474	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.3	.788
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:	+15	+12.1	+13.0	+0.8	+4.2	+5.0	+6.1	+1.8	+0.2	-1.9	-0.4	+5.7	+11.4	+.024	+1.5	+4.5		+0.1	+0.6	+.089
Jermaine O'Neal	6	27.0	13.3	1.2	3.3	4.5	1.5	0.5	1.5	1.7	3.0	4.7	8.5	.549	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.3	.750

Season 14
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2016-17	2009-10
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+4	+9.4	+12.8	+0.5	+2.1	+1.7	+7.4	+0.8	+0.8	-2.3	-1.2	+4.3	+7.6	+.019	+1.7	+4.6		+2.5	+4.0	+.046
Jermaine O'Neal	70	28.4	13.6	1.8	5.2	6.9	1.3	0.4	1.4	1.8	3.0	5.6	10.6	.529	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.2	.720
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
difference:	+13	+17.9	+28.6	+0.9	+4.5	+3.5	+6.8	+1.1	+0.7	-2.6	-0.2	+10.3	+12.5	+.360	+2.4	+5.9		+5.7	+7.6	+.269
Jermaine O'Neal	5	23.4	4.2	2.0	3.6	5.6	1.0	0.8	2.0	1.4	2.6	1.8	8.8	.205	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.4	.429

Season 15
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2017-18	2010-11
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+58	+18.9	+22.1	+0.2	+4.9	+4.9	+8.6	+1.3	+0.4	-3.1	-1.0	+8.4	+14.8	+.083	+1.8	+5.0		+3.5	+4.7	+.057
Jermaine O'Neal	24	18.0	5.4	1.0	2.6	3.7	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.1	2.7	2.1	4.5	.459	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.8	.674
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:	+13	+20.0	+28.2	+0.3	+5.1	+4.9	+8.1	+1.2	+0.8	-3.4	-1.4	+10.2	+18.4	+.051	+1.8	+5.2		+6.1	+8.5	+.163
Jermaine O'Neal	9	21.9	5.8	1.7	2.6	4.2	0.9	0.2	1.8	0.9	3.8	2.3	4.8	.488	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.2	.909

Season 16
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2018-19	2011-12
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+30	+12.4	+22.4	+0.5	+3.5	+3.1	+7.9	+1.0	+1.1	-2.8	-1.5	+8.0	+15.1	+.077	+2.0	+5.9		+4.3	+6.4	+.012
Jermaine O'Neal	25	22.8	5.0	1.5	3.9	5.4	0.4	0.3	1.7	0.8	3.2	2.1	4.8	.433	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.677
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LeBron James nor Jermaine O'Neal played in the postseason in their season 16

Season 17
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2019-20	2012-13
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
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:	+12	+15.9	+17.0	+0.5	+3.1	+2.5	+9.4	+0.9	+0.9	-2.6	-0.5	+6.3	+12.7	+.011	+2.2	+6.3		+2.2	+3.6	+.142
Jermaine O'Neal	55	18.7	8.3	1.5	3.8	5.3	0.8	0.3	1.4	1.3	2.3	3.3	6.7	.482	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.1	.835
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
Jermaine O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 18
	LeBron James	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2020-21	2013-14
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Warriors 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	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:	+1	+13.3	+17.1	+1.3	+3.4	+2.2	+7.2	+0.8	+0.3	-2.5	-0.7	+6.6	+12.7	+.009	+2.3	+6.3		+1.7	+2.7	+.052
Jermaine O'Neal	44	20.1	7.9	1.9	3.6	5.5	0.6	0.3	0.9	1.2	2.3	2.8	5.6	.504	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.0	.750
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
difference:	+1	+25.3	+17.3	+0.5	+4.3	+3.8	+7.9	+1.4	+0.1	-3.6	-0.5	+6.4	+14.4	+.089	+3.0	+8.0		+1.4	+2.7	+.141
Jermaine O'Neal	7	12.0	6.0	1.7	1.7	3.4	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.6	1.7	2.6	4.6	.563	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.1	.750

Additional Years
* LeBron James played 4 seasons more than Jermaine O'Neal 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 Jermaine O'Neal, LeBron James got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-NBA Third Team 1 Cup MVP 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 4 All-Star Game