Darius Garland vs. LeBron James: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Darius Garland and LeBron James all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Darius Garland, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2020 to 2025, and LeBron James, with 22 seasons played from 2004 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Darius Garland vs. LeBron James
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland LeBron James Darius Garland LeBron James
Points
+300th
1st
+300th
1st
Rebounds
+300th
25th
+300th
4th
Assists
+300th
4th
+300th
2nd
Steals
+300th
6th
+300th
1st
Blocks
+300th
70th
+300th
9th
Years622318

Darius Garland vs. LeBron James
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland LeBron James Darius Garland LeBron James
Points
--
8th
167th
6th
Rebounds
--
188th
+300th
103rd
Assists
42nd
25th
80th
25th
Steals
--
82nd
262nd
37th
Blocks
--
267th
+300th
164th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
1st
+299 7,204 vs. 42,18434,980
Rebounds
+300th
25th
+275 1,015 vs. 11,73110,716
Assists
+300th
4th
+296 2,558 vs. 11,5849,026
Steals
+300th
6th
+294 447 vs. 2,3451,898
Blocks
+300th
70th
+230 44 vs. 1,1501,106
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
147th
+153 194 vs. 1,7991,605
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 821 vs. 9,9329,111
Field Goals Made
+300th
2nd
+298 2,635 vs. 15,48812,853
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 5,818 vs. 30,58324,765
3-Pointers Made
215th
7th
208 897 vs. 2,5591,662
3-Pointers Attempted
234th
5th
229 2,313 vs. 7,3225,009
Free Throws Made
+300th
2nd
+298 1,037 vs. 8,6497,612
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
3rd
+297 1,196 vs. 11,73510,539

Games and Years:

Darius Garland LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
2nd
+298 382 vs. 1,5621,180
Seasons
+300th
1st
+299 6 vs. 2216

Triple-Doubles:

Darius Garland LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
5th
270 1 vs. 122121

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
6th
146 5 vs. 7974
50+ point games
76th
8th
68 1 vs. 1413
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
1st
+299 381 vs. 8,2897,908
Rebounds
+300th
4th
+296 63 vs. 2,6282,565
Assists
+300th
2nd
+298 120 vs. 2,0951,975
Steals
+300th
1st
+299 23 vs. 493470
Blocks
+300th
9th
+291 3 vs. 284281
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
15th
+285 2 vs. 442440
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
1st
+299 61 vs. 2,1862,125
Field Goals Made
+300th
1st
+299 137 vs. 2,9712,834
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 320 vs. 5,9845,664
3-Pointers Made
298th
3rd
295 47 vs. 480433
3-Pointers Attempted
292nd
2nd
290 137 vs. 1,4431,306
Free Throws Made
+300th
1st
+299 60 vs. 1,8671,807
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 70 vs. 2,5192,449

Games and Years:

Darius Garland LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
1st
+299 22 vs. 292270
Playoffs
+300th
3rd
+297 3 vs. 1815

Triple-Doubles:

Darius Garland LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
2nd
0 vs. 2828

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
2nd
0 vs. 2929
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
8th
18.86 vs. 27.018.15
Rebounds per game
--
188th
2.66 vs. 7.514.85
Assists per game
42nd
25th
17 6.70 vs. 7.420.72
Steals per game
--
82nd
1.17 vs. 1.500.33
Blocks per game
--
267th
0.12 vs. 0.740.62
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.51 vs. 1.150.64
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
63rd
2.15 vs. 6.364.21
Field Goals Made per game
--
6th
6.90 vs. 9.923.02
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
13th
15.23 vs. 19.584.35
3-Pointers Made per game
31st
132nd
101 2.35 vs. 1.640.71
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
72nd
6.05 vs. 4.691.37
Free Throws Made per game
--
34th
2.71 vs. 5.542.82
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
27th
3.13 vs. 7.514.38

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
167th
6th
161 17.32 vs. 28.3911.07
Rebounds per game
+300th
103rd
+197 2.86 vs. 9.006.14
Assists per game
80th
25th
55 5.45 vs. 7.171.72
Steals per game
262nd
37th
225 1.05 vs. 1.690.64
Blocks per game
+300th
164th
+136 0.14 vs. 0.970.84
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.09 vs. 1.511.42
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
30th
+270 2.77 vs. 7.494.71
Field Goals Made per game
188th
10th
178 6.23 vs. 10.173.95
Field Goals Attempted per game
159th
19th
140 14.55 vs. 20.495.95
3-Pointers Made per game
45th
120th
75 2.14 vs. 1.640.49
3-Pointers Attempted per game
29th
95th
66 6.23 vs. 4.941.29
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
22nd
+278 2.73 vs. 6.393.67
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
17th
+283 3.18 vs. 8.635.44

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.