Deandre Ayton vs. LeBron James: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of LeBron James and Deandre Ayton to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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LeBron James is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Deandre Ayton.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that LeBron James has better scoring stats than Deandre Ayton in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 22 NBA regular seasons played, LeBron James averages 10.6 points more than Deandre Ayton in his 7 seasons (27.0 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 35,642 points more (42,184 vs. 6,542).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 16.4
7
LeBron James 27.0
+10.6
22

Total Points

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 6,542
7
LeBron James 42,184
+35,642
22

Scoring Titles

Deandre Ayton 0
LeBron James 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason LeBron James has a better career point average than Deandre Ayton (+12.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+7,575).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 15.9
3
LeBron James 28.4
+12.5
18

Total Points

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 714
3
LeBron James 8,289
+7,575
18

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
LeBron James 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
LeBron James 14
+14

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
LeBron James 79
+79

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 14
LeBron James 571
+557

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 127
LeBron James 1,286
+1159

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 331
LeBron James 1,554
+1223

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 398
LeBron James 1,562
+1164

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
LeBron James 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
LeBron James 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
LeBron James 29
+29

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
LeBron James 123
+123

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 16
LeBron James 261
+245

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 38
LeBron James 290
+252

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 45
LeBron James 292
+247

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
LeBron James 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 16.4 7.3 12.4 59.0 0.1 0.3 23.0 1.8 2.3 75.5 7 398
difference:+10.6+2.6+7.2+8.3+1.5+4.4+11.9+3.7+5.2+1.8+15+1,164
LeBron James 27.0 9.9 19.6 50.6 1.6 4.7 34.9 5.5 7.5 73.7 22 1,562

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 6,542 2,905 4,926 59.0 28 122 23.0 704 932 75.5 7 398
difference:+35,642+12,583+25,657+8.3+2,531+7,200+11.9+7,945+10,803+1.8+15+1,164
LeBron James 42,184 15,488 30,583 50.6 2,559 7,322 34.9 8,649 11,735 73.7 22 1,562

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 15.9 7.1 11.3 62.9 0.0 0.1 50.0 1.6 2.4 66.1 3 45
difference:+12.5+3.1+9.2+13.2+1.6+4.8+16.7+4.8+6.2+8.0+15+247
LeBron James 28.4 10.2 20.5 49.6 1.6 4.9 33.3 6.4 8.6 74.1 18 292

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 714 320 509 62.9 2 4 50.0 72 109 66.1 3 45
difference:+7,575+2,651+5,475+13.2+478+1,439+16.7+1,795+2,410+8.0+15+247
LeBron James 8,289 2,971 5,984 49.6 480 1,443 33.3 1,867 2,519 74.1 18 292

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.3
201971
LeBron James 20.9
+4.6
200479

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.2
202038
LeBron James 27.2
+9.0
200580

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202169
LeBron James 31.4
+17.0
200679

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.2
202258
LeBron James 27.3
+10.1
200778

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.0
202367
LeBron James Scoring leader30.0
+12.0
200875

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.7
202455
LeBron James 28.4
+11.7
200981

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202540
LeBron James 29.7
+15.3
201076

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 15 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 22, from 2011 to 2025—he averaged 26.6 points in a total of 1,014 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.3 ppg and his lowest 24.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20190
LeBron James -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20200
LeBron James -
DNP
20050

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.8
202122
LeBron James 30.8
+15.0
200613

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.9
202213
LeBron James 25.1
+7.2
200720

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 13.4
202310
LeBron James 28.2
+14.8
200813

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20240
LeBron James 35.3
+35.3
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20250
LeBron James 29.1
+29.1
201011

LeBron James' additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, LeBron James played in 13 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.1 points in a total of 221 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34 ppg and his lowest 23.3.

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