LeBron James vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and LeBron James 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.

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 Amen Thompson.

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 Amen Thompson 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 23 NBA regular seasons played, LeBron James averages 13.9 points more than Amen Thompson in his 3 seasons (26.9 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 40,395 points more (42,471 vs. 2,076).

Points Per Game

Seasons
LeBron James 26.9
+13.9
23
Amen Thompson 13.0
3

Total Points

Seasons
LeBron James 42,471
+40,395
23
Amen Thompson 2,076
3

Scoring Titles

LeBron James 1
Scoring leader
+1
Amen Thompson 0

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 Amen Thompson (+12.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+8,179).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
LeBron James 28.4
+12.7
18
Amen Thompson 15.7
1

Total Points

Playoffs
LeBron James 8,289
+8,179
18
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

LeBron James 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

50+ Point Games

LeBron James 14
+14
Amen Thompson 0

40+ Point Games

LeBron James 79
+79
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

LeBron James 572
+570
Amen Thompson 2

20+ Point Games

LeBron James 1,293
+1265
Amen Thompson 28

10+ Point Games

LeBron James 1,567
+1463
Amen Thompson 104

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LeBron James 1,576
+1418
Amen Thompson 158

0 Point Games (games without points)

LeBron James 0
Amen Thompson 2
+2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

LeBron James 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

40+ Point Games

LeBron James 29
+29
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

LeBron James 123
+123
Amen Thompson 0

20+ Point Games

LeBron James 261
+259
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

LeBron James 290
+284
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LeBron James 292
+285
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

LeBron James 0
Amen Thompson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
LeBron James 26.9 9.9 19.5 50.6 1.6 4.7 34.9 5.5 7.5 73.7 23 1,576
difference:+13.9+4.7+9.8+3.1+1.3+3.4+13.7+3.2+4.2+3.1+20+1,416
Amen Thompson 13.0 5.2 9.7 53.8 0.3 1.3 21.2 2.3 3.3 70.6 3 160

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
LeBron James 42,471 15,596 30,796 50.6 2,579 7,385 34.9 8,700 11,811 73.7 23 1,576
difference:+40,395+14,764+29,249+3.1+2,535+7,177+13.7+8,332+11,290+3.1+20+1,416
Amen Thompson 2,076 832 1,547 53.8 44 208 21.2 368 521 70.6 3 160

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
LeBron James 28.4 10.2 20.5 49.6 1.6 4.9 33.3 6.4 8.6 74.1 18 292
difference:+12.7+4.2+8.4+0.2+1.5+4.3+8.3+2.8+3.5+4.7+17+285
Amen Thompson 15.7 6.0 12.1 49.4 0.1 0.6 25.0 3.6 5.1 69.4 1 7

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
LeBron James 8,289 2,971 5,984 49.6 480 1,443 33.3 1,867 2,519 74.1 18 292
difference:+8,179+2,929+5,899+0.2+479+1,439+8.3+1,842+2,483+4.7+17+285
Amen Thompson 110 42 85 49.4 1 4 25.0 25 36 69.4 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 20.9
+11.4
200479
Amen Thompson 9.5
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.2
+13.1
200580
Amen Thompson 14.1
202569

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 31.4
+13.7
200679
Amen Thompson 17.7
202629

LeBron James' additional seasons:

- LeBron James played 20 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 23, from 2007 to 2026—he averaged 27.0 points in a total of 1,338 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.3 ppg and his lowest 20.5.

In those 20 extra years over Amen Thompson, LeBron James won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James -
DNP
20040
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James -
DNP
20050
Amen Thompson 15.7
+15.7
20257

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 30.8
+30.8
200613
Amen Thompson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

LeBron James' additional Playoffs:

- During his 20 additional NBA seasons, LeBron James played in 17 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.3 points in a total of 279 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 35.3 ppg and his lowest 23.3.