Lonzo Ball vs. LeBron James: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of LeBron James and Lonzo Ball 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 Lonzo Ball.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that LeBron James has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that LeBron James has better playoff stats. 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, LeBron James averages 15.6 points more than Lonzo Ball in his 6 seasons (27.0 points against 11.4), and he also scored a total of 38,922 points more (42,184 vs. 3,262).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Lonzo Ball	11.4		6
LeBron James	27.0	+15.6	22

Total Points			Seasons
Lonzo Ball	3,262		6
LeBron James	42,184	+38,922	22

Scoring Titles
Lonzo Ball	0
LeBron James	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Lonzo Ball	10.2		2018	52
LeBron James	20.9	+10.7	2004	79

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Lonzo Ball	9.9		2019	47
LeBron James	27.2	+17.3	2005	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Lonzo Ball	11.8		2020	63
LeBron James	31.4	+19.6	2006	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Lonzo Ball	14.6		2021	55
LeBron James	27.3	+12.7	2007	78

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Lonzo Ball	13.0		2022	35
LeBron James	30.0	+17.0	2008	75

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Lonzo Ball	7.6		2025	35
LeBron James	28.4	+20.8	2009	81

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 16 seasons more than Lonzo Ball 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.