LeBron James vs. Cameron Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Cameron Johnson 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.

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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 Cameron Johnson.

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 Cameron Johnson 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 14.1 points more than Cameron Johnson in his 6 seasons (27.0 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 37,789 points more (42,184 vs. 4,395).

Points Per Game

Seasons
LeBron James 27.0
+14.1
22
Cameron Johnson 12.9
6

Total Points

Seasons
LeBron James 42,184
+37,789
22
Cameron Johnson 4,395
6

Scoring Titles

LeBron James 1
Scoring leader
+1
Cameron Johnson 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 Cameron Johnson (+18.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+7,903).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
LeBron James 28.4
+18.2
18
Cameron Johnson 10.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
LeBron James 8,289
+7,903
18
Cameron Johnson 386
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

LeBron James 1
+1
Cameron Johnson 0

50+ Point Games

LeBron James 14
+14
Cameron Johnson 0

40+ Point Games

LeBron James 79
+79
Cameron Johnson 0

30+ Point Games

LeBron James 571
+565
Cameron Johnson 6

20+ Point Games

LeBron James 1,286
+1237
Cameron Johnson 49

10+ Point Games

LeBron James 1,554
+1327
Cameron Johnson 227

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LeBron James 1,562
+1226
Cameron Johnson 336

0 Point Games (games without points)

LeBron James 0
Cameron Johnson 4
+4

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

LeBron James 1
+1
Cameron Johnson 0

40+ Point Games

LeBron James 29
+29
Cameron Johnson 0

30+ Point Games

LeBron James 123
+123
Cameron Johnson 0

20+ Point Games

LeBron James 261
+260
Cameron Johnson 1

10+ Point Games

LeBron James 290
+268
Cameron Johnson 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LeBron James 292
+254
Cameron Johnson 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

LeBron James 0
Cameron Johnson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+14.1+5.5+9.8+5.3+0.7+1.2+4.3+3.8+5.5+11.4+16+1,222
Cameron Johnson 12.9 4.4 9.8 45.3 2.3 5.9 39.2 1.7 2.0 85.1 6 340

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+37,789+13,976+27,248+5.3+1,770+5,308+4.3+8,067+11,051+11.4+16+1,222
Cameron Johnson 4,395 1,512 3,335 45.3 789 2,014 39.2 582 684 85.1 6 340

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:+18.2+6.8+13.6+0.8+0.2+0.7+8.3+4.8+6.7+11.8+15+254
Cameron Johnson 10.2 3.4 6.9 48.9 1.8 4.2 41.6 1.6 1.9 85.9 3 38

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:+7,903+2,842+5,720+0.8+413+1,282+8.3+1,806+2,448+11.8+15+254
Cameron Johnson 386 129 264 48.9 67 161 41.6 61 71 85.9 3 38

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
+12.1
200479
Cameron Johnson 8.8
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.2
+17.6
200580
Cameron Johnson 9.6
202160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 31.4
+18.9
200679
Cameron Johnson 12.5
202266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.3
+11.8
200778
Cameron Johnson 15.5
202342

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James Scoring leader30.0
+16.6
200875
Cameron Johnson 13.4
202458

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 28.4
+9.6
200981
Cameron Johnson 18.8
202557

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 16 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 22, from 2010 to 2025—he averaged 26.8 points in a total of 1,090 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.3 ppg and his lowest 24.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James -
DNP
20040
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James -
DNP
20050
Cameron Johnson 8.2
+8.2
202121

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 30.8
+20.0
200613
Cameron Johnson 10.8
202213

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 25.1
+6.6
200720
Cameron Johnson 18.5
20234

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 28.2
+28.2
200813
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 35.3
+35.3
200914
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20250

LeBron James' additional Playoffs:

* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, LeBron James played in 14 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.1 points in a total of 232 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34 ppg and his lowest 23.3.

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