Tyrese Haliburton vs. LeBron James: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of LeBron James and Tyrese Haliburton 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 Tyrese Haliburton.

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 Tyrese Haliburton 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, LeBron James averages 9.5 points more than Tyrese Haliburton in his 5 seasons (27.0 points against 17.5), and he also scored a total of 36,342 points more (42,184 vs. 5,842).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton	17.5		5
LeBron James	27.0	+9.5	22

Total Points			Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton	5,842		5
LeBron James	42,184	+36,342	22

Scoring Titles
Tyrese Haliburton	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
Tyrese Haliburton	13.0		2021	58
LeBron James	20.9	+7.9	2004	79

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Tyrese Haliburton	15.3		2022	77
LeBron James	27.2	+11.9	2005	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Tyrese Haliburton	15.3		2022	77
LeBron James	31.4	+16.1	2006	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Tyrese Haliburton	15.3		2022	77
LeBron James	27.3	+12.0	2007	78

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Tyrese Haliburton	20.7		2023	56
LeBron James	30.0	+9.3	2008	75

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Tyrese Haliburton	20.1		2024	69
LeBron James	28.4	+8.3	2009	81

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Tyrese Haliburton	18.6		2025	73
LeBron James	29.7	+11.1	2010	76

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 15 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 22, from 2011 to 2025—he averaged 26.6 points in a total of 1,014 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.3 ppg and his lowest 24.4.