LeBron James vs. Kelly Oubre Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kelly Oubre Jr. 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.

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.

LeBron James played 22 years in the NBA, 12 more than Kelly Oubre Jr., who played 10. LeBron James had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Kelly Oubre Jr. had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	10	3	2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	LeBron James	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2003-04	2015-16
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+16	+28.8	+17.2	+0.9	+2.5	+3.4	+5.7	+1.3	+0.6	-3.0	-0.3	+6.5	+15.6	+.010	+0.4	+1.4	+.026	+3.9	+5.0	+.121
Kelly Oubre Jr.	63	10.7	3.7	0.4	1.7	2.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.6	1.4	3.3	.427	0.4	1.3	.316	0.5	0.8	.633

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LeBron James nor Kelly Oubre Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	LeBron James	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2004-05	2016-17
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+1	+22.1	+20.9	+0.6	+3.5	+4.1	+6.6	+1.5	+0.5	-2.7	-0.7	+7.5	+15.5	+.051	+0.7	+1.5	+.064	+5.1	+6.7	+.008
Kelly Oubre Jr.	79	20.3	6.3	0.8	2.5	3.3	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.6	2.5	2.4	5.6	.421	0.7	2.4	.287	0.9	1.3	.758

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelly Oubre Jr.	12	15.3	5.8	0.8	1.6	2.3	0.3	0.8	0.4	0.6	3.2	2.2	5.1	.426	0.9	2.5	.367	0.6	0.8	.700


Season 3
	LeBron James	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2005-06	2017-18
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+2	+15.0	+19.6	+0.2	+2.3	+2.5	+5.4	+0.6	+0.4	-2.2	-0.6	+7.2	+13.3	+.077		+0.2	+.006	+5.2	+7.4	+.082
Kelly Oubre Jr.	81	27.5	11.8	0.7	3.8	4.5	1.2	1.0	0.4	1.1	2.9	3.9	9.8	.403	1.6	4.6	.341	2.4	2.9	.820

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:	+7	+21.8	+21.5	+1.5	+2.7	+4.3	+5.1	+0.4	+0.2	-4.2	-0.7	+8.2	+15.6	+.101	+0.9	+1.6	+.122	+4.0	+6.1	+.152
Kelly Oubre Jr.	6	24.7	9.3	0.2	3.7	3.8	0.7	1.0	0.5	0.8	2.7	3.0	8.0	.375	0.7	3.2	.211	2.7	3.0	.889


Season 4
	LeBron James	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2006-07	2018-19
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Washington Wizards, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+9	+12.9	+12.1	+0.1	+2.0	+2.0	+4.8	+0.4	+0.2	-1.7	-0.4	+4.5	+8.6	+.031	+0.3	+0.9	+.001	+3.6	+5.5	+.077
Kelly Oubre Jr.	69	28.0	15.2	1.0	3.7	4.7	1.2	1.2	0.9	1.5	2.6	5.4	12.2	.445	1.6	4.9	.320	2.7	3.5	.775

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	LeBron James	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2007-08	2019-20
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+19	+5.9	+11.3	+0.6	+0.8	+1.5	+5.7	+0.5	+0.4	-1.9	-1.2	+3.9	+7.1	+.032	+0.4	+0.7	+.037	+3.9	+5.9	+.068
Kelly Oubre Jr.	56	34.5	18.7	1.2	5.3	6.4	1.5	1.3	0.7	1.5	3.4	6.7	14.8	.452	1.9	5.5	.352	3.4	4.4	.780

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	LeBron James	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2008-09	2020-21
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+26	+7.0	+13.0	+0.2	+1.8	+1.6	+5.9	+0.7	+0.3	-1.7	-0.5	+3.9	+6.7	+.050		+0.5	+.028	+5.1	+6.2	+.085
Kelly Oubre Jr.	55	30.7	15.4	1.5	4.5	6.0	1.3	1.0	0.8	1.3	2.2	5.8	13.2	.439	1.6	5.2	.316	2.2	3.2	.695

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	LeBron James	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2009-10	2021-22
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:		+12.7	+14.7	+0.1	+3.5	+3.3	+7.5	+0.6	+0.6	-2.5	-0.9	+4.7	+7.8	+.063	+0.8	+2.2	+.012	+6.1	+7.7	+.100
Kelly Oubre Jr.	76	26.3	15.0	1.0	2.9	4.0	1.1	1.0	0.4	0.9	2.5	5.4	12.3	.440	2.5	7.3	.345	1.7	2.5	.667

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	LeBron James	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2010-11	2022-23
Team	Miami Heat	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+31	+6.5	+6.4	+0.4	+2.7	+2.3	+5.9	+0.2	+0.2	-2.3	-0.8	+2.2	+1.7	+.079	+1.1	+3.6	+.011	+3.1	+4.1	+.001
Kelly Oubre Jr.	48	32.3	20.3	1.4	3.8	5.2	1.1	1.4	0.4	1.3	2.9	7.4	17.1	.431	2.3	7.1	.319	3.3	4.3	.760

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	LeBron James	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2011-12	2023-24
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+6	+7.3	+11.7	+0.1	+2.8	+2.9	+4.7	+0.8	+0.1	-2.1	-1.4	+4.3	+6.0	+.090	+0.6	+2.4	+.051	+3.6	+4.7	+.021
Kelly Oubre Jr.	68	30.2	15.4	1.4	3.6	5.0	1.5	1.1	0.7	1.3	2.9	5.7	12.9	.441	1.5	4.8	.311	2.6	3.4	.750

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:	+17	+5.4	+17.1	+0.8	+4.9	+5.7	+3.9	+0.1	+0.5	-2.2	-2.0	+5.7	+11.1	+.016	+0.5	+0.1	+.132	+6.2	+8.4	+.012
Kelly Oubre Jr.	6	37.3	13.2	1.5	2.5	4.0	1.7	1.8	1.2	1.3	4.0	5.2	10.7	.484	1.5	3.8	.391	1.3	1.8	.727


Season 10
	LeBron James	Kelly Oubre Jr.
Season	2012-13	2024-25
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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:	+16	+3.3	+11.7	+0.3	+2.3	+1.9	+5.5	+0.2	+0.4	-1.7	-1.6	+4.3	+5.4	+.095	+0.2	+0.7	+.113	+3.0	+3.9	+.002
Kelly Oubre Jr.	60	34.6	15.1	1.6	4.5	6.1	1.8	1.5	0.5	1.3	3.0	5.8	12.4	.470	1.2	4.0	.293	2.3	3.1	.751

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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* LeBron James played 12 seasons more than Kelly Oubre Jr. in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 22, from 2014 to 2025—LeBron James played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships and one NBA Cup. In those 12 extra years over Kelly Oubre Jr., LeBron James got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 Finals MVP 6 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Assists Leader 1 Cup MVP 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 12 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP

LeBron James vs. Kelly Oubre Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kelly Oubre Jr. 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years