Tyson Chandler vs. LeBron James Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LeBron James and Tyson Chandler, 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.

Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 3 less than LeBron James, who played 22. Tyson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while LeBron James had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Tyson Chandler	19	10	2001-02 to 2019-20
LeBron James	22	18	2003-04 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19


Rookie Season
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2001-02	2003-04
Team	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers
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		%
Tyson Chandler	71	19.6	6.1	1.6	3.2	4.8	0.8	0.4	1.3	1.4	2.5	2.1	4.3	.497	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.1	.604
difference:	+8	+19.9	+14.8	+0.3	+1.0	+0.7	+5.1	+1.2	+0.6	-2.1	-0.6	+5.8	+14.6	+.080	+0.8	+2.7		+2.5	+2.7	+.150
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyson Chandler nor LeBron James played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2002-03	2004-05
Team	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Tyson Chandler	75	24.4	9.2	2.3	4.6	6.9	1.0	0.5	1.4	1.8	2.9	3.4	6.5	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.9	.608
difference:	+5	+18.0	+18.0	+0.9	+1.4	+0.5	+6.2	+1.7	+0.7	-1.5	-1.1	+6.5	+14.6	+.059	+1.4	+3.9		+3.6	+4.1	+.142
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyson Chandler nor LeBron James played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2003-04	2005-06
Team	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers 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		%
Tyson Chandler	35	22.3	6.1	2.3	5.4	7.7	0.7	0.5	1.2	1.1	2.5	1.9	4.5	.424	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.4	.669
difference:	+44	+20.2	+25.3	+1.4	+0.7	+0.7	+5.9	+1.1	+0.4	-2.2	-0.2	+9.2	+18.6	+.056	+1.6	+4.8		+5.3	+6.9	+.069
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 4
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2004-05	2006-07
Team	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers Lost NBA 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		%
Tyson Chandler	80	27.4	8.0	3.3	6.4	9.7	0.8	0.9	1.8	1.5	3.4	2.6	5.2	.494	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.2	.673
difference:	+2	+13.5	+19.3	+2.2	+0.7	+3.0	+5.2	+0.7	+1.1	-1.7	-1.2	+7.3	+15.6	+.018	+1.3	+4.0		+3.5	+4.8	+.025
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	6	29.0	11.7	4.8	4.8	9.7	1.3	0.2	2.2	1.3	4.5	3.2	6.7	.475	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	7.7	.696
difference:	+14	+15.7	+13.4	+3.5	+2.0	+1.6	+6.7	+1.5	+1.7	-2.0	-2.5	+5.1	+13.3	+.059	+1.1	+3.8		+2.1	+2.1	+.059
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


Season 5
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2005-06	2007-08
Team	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers 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		%
Tyson Chandler	79	26.8	5.3	3.4	5.7	9.0	1.0	0.5	1.3	1.6	3.8	2.0	3.6	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.4	.503
difference:	+4	+13.6	+24.7	+1.6	+0.4	+1.1	+6.2	+1.3	+0.2	-1.8	-1.6	+8.6	+18.3	+.081	+1.5	+4.8		+6.1	+7.9	+.209
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	6	17.3	1.8	1.3	3.2	4.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.0	4.8	0.7	1.0	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.7	.300
difference:	+7	+25.2	+26.4	+0.1	+3.4	+3.3	+7.1	+1.5	+1.0	-3.2	-2.3	+8.0	+20.2	+.256	+1.4	+5.4		+8.9	+11.1	+.431
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


Season 6
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2006-07	2008-09
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Tyson Chandler	73	34.6	9.5	4.4	8.0	12.4	0.9	0.5	1.8	1.7	3.3	4.0	6.4	.624	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.8	.527
difference:	+8	+3.1	+18.9	+3.1	+1.7	+4.8	+6.3	+1.2	+0.7	-1.3	-1.6	+5.7	+13.5	+.135	+1.6	+4.7		+5.8	+6.6	+.253
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 7
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2007-08	2009-10
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis	Cavaliers 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		%
Tyson Chandler	79	35.2	11.8	4.1	7.7	11.7	1.0	0.6	1.1	1.7	3.1	4.8	7.7	.623	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.7	.593
difference:	+3	+3.8	+17.9	+3.2	+1.3	+4.4	+7.6	+1.0	+0.1	-1.7	-1.5	+5.3	+12.4	+.120	+1.7	+5.1		+5.6	+6.5	+.174
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	12	34.3	8.0	3.8	6.5	10.3	0.4	0.4	1.7	0.8	3.6	3.6	5.7	.632	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.625
difference:	+1	+7.5	+21.1	+2.4	+1.4	+1.0	+7.2	+1.3	+0.1	-3.0	-1.5	+6.0	+13.5	+.130	+1.8	+4.5		+7.2	+9.6	+.108
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


Season 8
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2008-09	2010-11
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost NBA 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		%
Tyson Chandler	45	32.1	8.8	3.6	5.1	8.7	0.5	0.3	1.2	1.6	3.2	3.6	6.3	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	3.0	.579
difference:	+34	+6.7	+17.9	+2.6	+1.4	+1.2	+6.5	+1.3	+0.6	-2.0	-1.1	+6.0	+12.5	+.055	+1.2	+3.5		+4.7	+5.4	+.180
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	4	23.5	3.8	2.0	3.3	5.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	2.0	4.3	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.500
difference:	+17	+20.4	+19.9	+0.4	+3.5	+3.1	+5.4	+1.2	+0.9	-1.1	-1.6	+6.8	+14.8	+.034	+1.4	+4.0		+4.9	+5.9	+.263
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


Season 9
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2009-10	2011-12
Team	Charlotte Bobcats	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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		%
Tyson Chandler	51	22.8	6.5	2.2	4.0	6.3	0.3	0.3	1.1	1.8	2.7	2.1	3.7	.574	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.1	.732
difference:	+11	+14.7	+20.6	+0.7	+2.4	+1.6	+5.9	+1.6	+0.3	-1.6	-1.2	+7.9	+15.2	+.043	+0.9	+2.4		+3.9	+5.0	+.039
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	4	15.0	3.5	0.8	1.8	2.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.0	4.0	1.5	2.8	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.667
difference:	+19	+27.7	+26.8	+1.5	+5.6	+7.2	+5.1	+1.4	+0.1	-2.5	-2.0	+9.4	+19.0	+.045	+1.0	+3.7		+7.0	+9.4	+.072
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


Season 10
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2010-11	2012-13
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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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		%
Tyson Chandler	74	27.8	10.1	2.8	6.6	9.4	0.4	0.5	1.1	1.2	3.2	3.6	5.5	.654	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.0	.732
difference:	+2	+10.1	+16.7	+1.5	+0.2	+1.4	+6.9	+1.2	+0.2	-1.8	-1.8	+6.5	+12.3	+.089	+1.4	+3.3		+2.4	+3.0	+.021
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	21	32.4	8.0	3.8	5.4	9.2	0.4	0.6	0.9	0.7	3.7	2.7	4.7	.582	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.7	.679
difference:	+2	+9.3	+17.9	+2.2	+1.4	+0.8	+6.2	+1.2	+0.1	-2.3	-1.8	+6.5	+14.1	+.091	+1.6	+4.2		+3.4	+3.9	+.098
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


Season 11
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2011-12	2013-14
Team	New York Knicks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	All-Defensive Second Team
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Tyson Chandler	62	33.2	11.3	3.4	6.5	9.9	0.9	0.9	1.4	1.6	3.0	3.9	5.7	.679	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	5.1	.689
difference:	+15	+4.5	+15.8	+2.3	+0.6	+3.0	+5.4	+0.7	+1.1	-1.9	-1.4	+6.1	+11.9	+.112	+1.5	+4.0		+2.2	+2.5	+.061
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	5	33.4	6.2	3.6	5.4	9.0	0.8	1.4	1.4	3.0	3.6	2.2	5.0	.440	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.0	.600
difference:	+15	+4.8	+21.2	+2.9	+1.0	+1.9	+4.0	+0.4	+0.8	-0.1	-1.3	+7.4	+12.0	+.125	+1.8	+4.3		+4.7	+5.0	+.206
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


Season 12
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2012-13	2014-15
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Tyson Chandler	66	32.8	10.4	4.1	6.6	10.7	0.9	0.6	1.1	1.3	2.8	3.9	6.1	.638	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.9	.694
difference:	+3	+3.3	+14.9	+3.4	+1.3	+4.7	+6.5	+1.0	+0.4	-2.6	-0.8	+5.1	+12.4	+.150	+1.7	+4.9		+2.7	+3.8	+.016
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	12	29.2	5.7	3.3	4.0	7.3	0.3	0.7	1.2	0.9	4.0	2.3	4.3	.538	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.3	.750
difference:	+8	+13.0	+24.4	+1.4	+5.5	+4.0	+8.2	+1.0	+0.1	-3.2	-1.1	+9.1	+22.9	+.121	+1.3	+5.5		+5.1	+7.1	+.019
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


Season 13
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2013-14	2015-16
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
Tyson Chandler	55	30.2	8.7	2.9	6.7	9.6	1.1	0.7	1.1	1.3	2.6	3.5	5.9	.593	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.8	.632
difference:	+21	+5.4	+16.6	+1.4	+0.7	+2.2	+5.7	+0.7	+0.5	-2.0	-0.7	+6.2	+12.7	+.073	+1.1	+3.7		+2.9	+3.7	+.099
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 14
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2014-15	2016-17
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Tyson Chandler	75	30.5	10.3	3.9	7.6	11.5	1.1	0.6	1.2	1.4	2.3	3.9	5.9	.666	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.4	.720
difference:	+1	+7.3	+16.1	+2.6	+0.3	+2.9	+7.6	+0.6	+0.6	-2.7	-0.5	+6.0	+12.3	+.118	+1.7	+4.6		+2.3	+3.8	+.046
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	5	32.0	10.2	5.4	5.4	10.8	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.0	3.2	3.8	5.8	.655	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	5.2	.500
difference:	+13	+9.3	+22.6	+4.3	+2.7	+1.7	+7.6	+1.3	+0.1	-3.0	-0.8	+8.3	+15.5	+.090	+2.4	+5.9		+3.7	+3.8	+.198
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


Season 15
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2015-16	2017-18
Team	Phoenix Suns	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Tyson Chandler	66	24.5	7.2	2.7	6.1	8.7	1.0	0.5	0.7	1.4	2.2	2.8	4.8	.583	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.6	.620
difference:	+16	+12.4	+20.3	+1.5	+1.4	+0.1	+8.1	+0.9	+0.2	-2.8	-0.5	+7.7	+14.5	+.041	+1.8	+5.0		+3.1	+3.9	+.111
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 16
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2016-17	2018-19
Team	Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Tyson Chandler	47	27.6	8.4	3.3	8.2	11.5	0.6	0.7	0.5	1.4	2.7	3.3	4.9	.671	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.6	.734
difference:	+8	+7.6	+19.0	+2.3	+0.8	+3.0	+7.7	+0.6	+0.1	-2.2	-1.0	+6.8	+15.0	+.161	+2.0	+5.9		+3.2	+5.0	+.069
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyson Chandler nor LeBron James played in the postseason in their season 16


Season 17
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2017-18	2019-20
Team	Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
Tyson Chandler	46	25.0	6.5	2.9	6.2	9.1	1.2	0.3	0.6	1.3	2.3	2.6	4.1	.647	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.0	.624
difference:	+21	+9.6	+18.8	+1.9	+0.7	+1.3	+9.0	+0.9	+0.1	-2.6	-0.5	+7.0	+15.3	+.154	+2.2	+6.3		+2.6	+3.7	+.069
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 18
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2018-19	2020-21
Team	Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers 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		%
Tyson Chandler	55	15.9	3.1	1.7	3.9	5.6	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.8	2.0	1.1	1.8	.616	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.6	.586
difference:	+10	+17.5	+21.9	+1.1	+3.1	+2.1	+7.1	+0.7	+0.2	-2.9	-0.4	+8.3	+16.5	+.103	+2.3	+6.3		+3.1	+4.1	+.112
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 19
	Tyson Chandler	LeBron James
Season	2019-20	2021-22
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Tyson Chandler	26	8.4	1.3	1.0	1.6	2.5	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.2	0.5	0.7	.778	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.5	.462
difference:	+30	+28.8	+29.0	+0.1	+5.5	+5.7	+6.0	+1.1	+0.8	-3.2	-1.0	+10.9	+21.1	+.254	+2.9	+8.0		+4.3	+5.5	+.294
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	2.0	.000
LeBron James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* LeBron James played 3 seasons more than Tyson Chandler 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 Tyson Chandler, 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

Tyson Chandler vs. LeBron James Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LeBron James and Tyson Chandler, 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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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

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Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

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Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Season 13

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Season 14

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Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Season 18

18th Season Stats Comparison

Season 19

19th Season Stats Comparison

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