LeBron James vs. Domantas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Domantas Sabonis 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 Domantas Sabonis.

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 Domantas Sabonis 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 10.9 points more than Domantas Sabonis in his 9 seasons (27.0 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 31,783 points more (42,184 vs. 10,401).

Points Per Game

Seasons
LeBron James 27.0
+10.9
22
Domantas Sabonis 16.1
9

Total Points

Seasons
LeBron James 42,184
+31,783
22
Domantas Sabonis 10,401
9

Scoring Titles

LeBron James 1
Scoring leader
+1
Domantas Sabonis 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 Domantas Sabonis (+16.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+8,049).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
LeBron James 28.4
+16.4
18
Domantas Sabonis 12.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
LeBron James 8,289
+8,049
18
Domantas Sabonis 240
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

LeBron James 1
+1
Domantas Sabonis 0

50+ Point Games

LeBron James 14
+14
Domantas Sabonis 0

40+ Point Games

LeBron James 79
+78
Domantas Sabonis 1

30+ Point Games

LeBron James 571
+543
Domantas Sabonis 28

20+ Point Games

LeBron James 1,286
+1079
Domantas Sabonis 207

10+ Point Games

LeBron James 1,554
+1042
Domantas Sabonis 512

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LeBron James 1,562
+924
Domantas Sabonis 638

0 Point Games (games without points)

LeBron James 0
Domantas Sabonis 8
+8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

LeBron James 1
+1
Domantas Sabonis 0

40+ Point Games

LeBron James 29
+29
Domantas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

LeBron James 123
+123
Domantas Sabonis 0

20+ Point Games

LeBron James 261
+257
Domantas Sabonis 4

10+ Point Games

LeBron James 290
+278
Domantas Sabonis 12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LeBron James 292
+273
Domantas Sabonis 19

0 Point Games (games without points)

LeBron James 0
Domantas Sabonis 1
+1

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:+10.9+3.6+8.4+5.3+1.1+3.3+0.2+2.5+3.4+0.8+13+916
Domantas Sabonis 16.1 6.3 11.2 56.0 0.5 1.4 34.7 3.0 4.1 72.9 9 646

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:+31,783+11,420+23,317+5.3+2,249+6,429+0.2+6,694+9,055+0.8+13+916
Domantas Sabonis 10,401 4,068 7,266 56.0 310 893 34.7 1,955 2,680 72.9 9 646

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:+16.4+5.3+10.8+0.6+1.4+4.0+15.7+4.2+5.4+6.9+14+272
Domantas Sabonis 12.0 4.9 9.7 50.3 0.2 0.9 17.6 2.2 3.2 67.2 4 20

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:+8,049+2,874+5,791+0.6+477+1,426+15.7+1,824+2,455+6.9+14+272
Domantas Sabonis 240 97 193 50.3 3 17 17.6 43 64 67.2 4 20

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
+15.0
200479
Domantas Sabonis 5.9
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.2
+15.6
200580
Domantas Sabonis 11.6
201874

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 31.4
+17.3
200679
Domantas Sabonis 14.1
201974

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.3
+8.8
200778
Domantas Sabonis 18.5
202062

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James Scoring leader30.0
+9.7
200875
Domantas Sabonis 20.3
202162

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 28.4
+9.5
200981
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
202262

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 29.7
+10.6
201076
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
202379

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 26.7
+7.3
201179
Domantas Sabonis 19.4
202482

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.1
+8.0
2012NBA Champion62
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
202570

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 13 seasons more than Domantas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 22, from 2013 to 2025—he averaged 26.5 points in a total of 873 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
Domantas Sabonis 2.0
+2.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James -
DNP
20050
Domantas Sabonis 12.4
+12.4
20187

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 30.8
+22.3
200613
Domantas Sabonis 8.5
20194

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 25.1
+25.1
200720
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20200

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 28.2
+28.2
200813
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 35.3
+35.3
200914
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 29.1
+12.7
201011
Domantas Sabonis 16.4
20237

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 23.7
+23.7
201121
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 30.3
+30.3
2012NBA Champion23
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20250

LeBron James' additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, LeBron James played in 11 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.3 points in a total of 177 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34 ppg and his lowest 23.3.

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