LeBron James vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis 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, 13 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 9. LeBron James had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Kristaps Porzingis 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.

Rookie Season
	LeBron James	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2003-04	2015-16
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	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:	+7	+11.1	+6.6	+0.5	+1.3	+1.8	+4.6	+0.9	+1.2	-1.8	-0.9	+2.7	+6.6	+.004	+0.3	+0.7	+.043	+1.6	+2.5	+.084
Kristaps Porzingis	72	28.4	14.3	1.8	5.5	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.9	1.7	2.8	5.2	12.3	.421	1.1	3.4	.333	2.8	3.3	.838
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LeBron James nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	LeBron James	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2004-05	2016-17
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+14	+9.6	+9.1	+0.3	+0.5	+0.2	+5.7	+1.5	+1.3	-1.5	-1.9	+3.2	+6.2	+.022	+0.3	+0.9	+.006	+3.0	+4.2	+.036
Kristaps Porzingis	66	32.8	18.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	1.5	0.7	2.0	1.8	3.7	6.7	14.9	.450	1.7	4.8	.357	3.0	3.8	.786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LeBron James nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
	LeBron James	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2005-06	2017-18
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+31	+10.1	+8.7	+0.4	+0.8	+0.4	+5.4	+0.8	+1.6	-1.4	-0.6	+3.0	+4.6	+.041	+0.3		+.060	+3.1	+4.6	+.055
Kristaps Porzingis	48	32.4	22.7	1.3	5.3	6.6	1.2	0.8	2.4	1.9	2.9	8.1	18.5	.439	1.9	4.8	.395	4.5	5.7	.793
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
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
	LeBron James	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2006-07	2019-20
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+21	+9.1	+6.9	+0.7	+2.0	+2.8	+4.2	+0.9	+1.3	-1.6	-1.0	+2.9	+4.4	+.049	+1.2	+3.1	+.033	+2.3	+4.0	+.101
Kristaps Porzingis	57	31.8	20.4	1.8	7.7	9.5	1.8	0.7	2.0	1.6	3.2	7.0	16.4	.427	2.5	7.1	.352	4.0	5.0	.799
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:	+17	+13.4	+1.4	+0.3	+0.9	+0.6	+7.3	+1.7	+0.5	-2.3	-1.0	+1.3	+6.7	+.109	+1.9	+1.9	+.249	+0.7	+2.1	+.115
Kristaps Porzingis	3	31.3	23.7	1.0	7.7	8.7	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	13.3	.525	3.0	5.7	.529	6.7	7.7	.870

Season 5
	LeBron James	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2007-08	2020-21
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Mavericks Lost West 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:	+32	+9.5	+9.9	+0.1	+0.9	+1.0	+5.6	+1.3	+0.2	-2.2	-0.5	+3.0	+6.0	+.008	+0.8	+1.2	+.061	+4.6	+7.1	+.143
Kristaps Porzingis	43	30.9	20.1	1.9	7.0	8.9	1.6	0.5	1.3	1.2	2.7	7.6	15.9	.476	2.3	6.0	.376	2.7	3.2	.855
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:	+6	+9.2	+15.1	+0.2	+2.2	+2.4	+6.3	+0.5	+0.6	-3.8	-0.2	+3.8	+10.9	+.061	+0.3	+1.5	+.039	+7.1	+10.1	+.111
Kristaps Porzingis	7	33.3	13.1	1.0	4.4	5.4	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.4	2.7	4.9	10.3	.472	1.1	3.9	.296	2.3	2.7	.842

Season 6
	LeBron James	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2008-09	2021-22
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
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:	+30	+8.7	+8.2	+0.7	+0.2	+0.5	+4.9	+1.0	+0.5	-1.4	-1.0	+2.8	+4.9	+.030	+0.1	+0.2	+.034	+2.4	+3.8	+.087
Kristaps Porzingis	51	29.0	20.2	2.0	6.1	8.1	2.3	0.7	1.6	1.6	2.7	6.9	15.0	.459	1.5	4.9	.310	4.9	5.6	.867
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
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	LeBron James	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2009-10	2022-23
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Washington Wizards
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:	+11	+6.4	+6.5	+0.9	+0.2	+1.1	+5.9	+0.7	+0.5	-1.3	-1.4	+2.3	+4.4	+.005	+0.4	+0.4	+.052	+2.4	+3.8	+.084
Kristaps Porzingis	65	32.6	23.2	1.8	6.6	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	2.1	3.0	7.8	15.7	.498	2.1	5.5	.385	5.4	6.4	.851
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
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	LeBron James	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2010-11	2023-24
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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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:	+22	+9.2	+6.6	+0.7	+1.0	+0.3	+5.0	+0.9	+1.3	-2.0	-0.6	+2.8	+5.6	+.006	+0.7	+1.6	+.045	+1.9	+3.1	+.099
Kristaps Porzingis	57	29.6	20.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	2.0	0.7	1.9	1.6	2.7	6.8	13.2	.516	1.9	5.1	.375	4.5	5.3	.858
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:	+14	+20.3	+11.4	+1.0	+2.9	+4.0	+4.8	+1.0	+0.4	-2.4	-0.6	+4.3	+9.2	+.001		+0.1	+.008	+2.8	+4.3	+.146
Kristaps Porzingis	7	23.6	12.3	0.6	3.9	4.4	1.1	0.7	1.6	0.7	2.1	4.0	8.6	.467	1.4	4.1	.345	2.9	3.1	.909

Season 9
	LeBron James	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2011-12	2024-25
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics 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:	+20	+8.7	+7.6	+0.1	+1.3	+1.1	+4.1	+1.2	+0.7	-2.1	-1.3	+3.4	+5.2	+.048	+1.6	+3.6	+.050	+2.4	+3.4	+.038
Kristaps Porzingis	42	28.8	19.5	1.6	5.1	6.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	1.3	2.8	6.6	13.7	.483	2.5	6.0	.412	3.8	4.7	.809
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:	+12	+21.7	+22.6	+0.4	+4.7	+5.1	+4.9	+1.0	+0.1	-2.6	-0.4	+8.6	+14.6	+.184	+0.6	+1.3	+.105	+4.7	+6.1	+.050
Kristaps Porzingis	11	21.0	7.7	1.9	2.7	4.6	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.9	2.4	2.3	7.2	.316	0.4	2.4	.154	2.8	4.1	.689

Additional Years
* LeBron James played 13 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 22, from 2013 to 2025—LeBron James played in 11 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships and one NBA Cup. In those 13 extra years over Kristaps Porzingis, LeBron James got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 7 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Assists Leader 1 Cup MVP 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 13 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP