LeBron James vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury.

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 Stephon Marbury 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 7.7 points more than Stephon Marbury in his 13 seasons (27.0 points against 19.3), and he also scored a total of 25,887 points more (42,184 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game

Seasons
LeBron James 27.0
+7.7
22
Stephon Marbury 19.3
13

Total Points

Seasons
LeBron James 42,184
+25,887
22
Stephon Marbury 16,297
13

Scoring Titles

LeBron James 1
Scoring leader
+1
Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury (+15.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+7,887).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
LeBron James 28.4
+15.8
18
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
LeBron James 8,289
+7,887
18
Stephon Marbury 402
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

LeBron James 1
+1
Stephon Marbury 0

50+ Point Games

LeBron James 14
+13
Stephon Marbury 1

40+ Point Games

LeBron James 79
+63
Stephon Marbury 16

30+ Point Games

LeBron James 571
+454
Stephon Marbury 117

20+ Point Games

LeBron James 1,286
+885
Stephon Marbury 401

10+ Point Games

LeBron James 1,554
+820
Stephon Marbury 734

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LeBron James 1,562
+724
Stephon Marbury 838

0 Point Games (games without points)

LeBron James 0
Stephon Marbury 8
+8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

LeBron James 1
+1
Stephon Marbury 0

40+ Point Games

LeBron James 29
+29
Stephon Marbury 0

30+ Point Games

LeBron James 123
+121
Stephon Marbury 2

20+ Point Games

LeBron James 261
+253
Stephon Marbury 8

10+ Point Games

LeBron James 290
+271
Stephon Marbury 19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LeBron James 292
+263
Stephon Marbury 29

0 Point Games (games without points)

LeBron James 0
Stephon Marbury 3
+3

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:+7.7+3.1+3.9+7.3+0.4+1.1+2.4+1.0+1.8+4.7+9+716
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846

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:+25,887+9,719+17,259+7.3+1,568+4,274+2.4+4,881+6,931+4.7+9+716
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846

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:+15.8+5.5+7.3+14.1+0.8+1.8+6.0+4.1+5.5+0.9+13+260
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32

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:+7,887+2,821+5,562+14.1+453+1,344+6.0+1,792+2,419+0.9+13+260
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32

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
+5.1
200479
Stephon Marbury 15.8
199767

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.2
+9.5
200580
Stephon Marbury 17.7
199882

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 31.4
+10.1
200679
Stephon Marbury 21.3
199949

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.3
+5.1
200778
Stephon Marbury 22.2
200074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James Scoring leader30.0
+6.1
200875
Stephon Marbury 23.9
200167

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 28.4
+8.0
200981
Stephon Marbury 20.4
200282

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 29.7
+7.4
201076
Stephon Marbury 22.3
200381

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 26.7
+6.5
201179
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.1
+5.4
2012NBA Champion62
Stephon Marbury 21.7
200582

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 26.8
+10.5
2013NBA Champion76
Stephon Marbury 16.3
200660

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.1
+10.7
201477
Stephon Marbury 16.4
200774

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 25.3
+11.4
201569
Stephon Marbury 13.9
200824

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 25.3
+21.5
2016NBA Champion76
Stephon Marbury 3.8
200923

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 9 seasons more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 22, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 26.7 points in a total of 575 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
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James -
DNP
20050
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 30.8
+30.8
200613
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 25.1
+25.1
200720
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 28.2
+28.2
200813
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 35.3
+35.3
200914
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 29.1
+7.1
201011
Stephon Marbury 22.0
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 23.7
+2.4
201121
Stephon Marbury 21.3
20044

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 30.3
+30.3
2012NBA Champion23
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 25.9
+25.9
2013NBA Champion23
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.4
+27.4
201420
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 30.1
+30.1
201520
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 26.3
+22.6
2016NBA Champion21
Stephon Marbury 3.7
200914

LeBron James' additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, LeBron James played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 29.2 points in a total of 93 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34 ppg and his lowest 23.3.

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