LeBron James vs. D'Angelo Russell: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LeBron James and D'Angelo Russell 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Filter: Career Stats - Lakers

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where LeBron James, with a career spanning 22 seasons from 2004 to 2025, and D'Angelo Russell, with 10 seasons played from 2016 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, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

LeBron James vs. D'Angelo Russell
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LeBron James D'Angelo Russell LeBron James D'Angelo Russell
Points
1st
+300th
1st
+300th
Rebounds
25th
+300th
4th
+300th
Assists
4th
167th
2nd
+300th
Steals
6th
+300th
1st
+300th
Blocks
70th
+300th
9th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
7th
45th
3rd
209th
Years2210184

LeBron James vs. D'Angelo Russell
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LeBron James D'Angelo Russell LeBron James D'Angelo Russell
Points
8th
165th
6th
293rd
Rebounds
188th
+300th
103rd
+300th
Assists
25th
79th
25th
122nd
Steals
82nd
294th
37th
+300th
Blocks
267th
+300th
164th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
132nd
22nd
120th
55th

Comparisons on this page:

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

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James D'Angelo Russell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
1st
+300th
+299 42,184 vs. 10,86831,316
Rebounds
25th
+300th
+275 11,731 vs. 2,1169,615
Assists
4th
167th
163 11,584 vs. 3,5867,998
Steals
6th
+300th
+294 2,345 vs. 6661,679
Blocks
70th
+300th
+230 1,150 vs. 207943
Offensive Rebounds
147th
+300th
+153 1,799 vs. 3021,497
Defensive Rebounds
7th
+300th
+293 9,932 vs. 1,8148,118
Field Goals Made
2nd
+300th
+298 15,488 vs. 3,90811,580
Field Goals Attempted
1st
+300th
+299 30,583 vs. 9,15121,432
3-Pointers Made
7th
45th
38 2,559 vs. 1,576983
3-Pointers Attempted
5th
43rd
38 7,322 vs. 4,3213,001
Free Throws Made
2nd
+300th
+298 8,649 vs. 1,4767,173
Free Throws Attempted
3rd
+300th
+297 11,735 vs. 1,8559,880

Games and Years:

LeBron James D'Angelo Russell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
2nd
+300th
1,562 vs. 629933
Seasons
1st
+300th
22 vs. 1012

Triple-Doubles:

LeBron James D'Angelo Russell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
5th
275th
270 122 vs. 1121

Rankings by Points Scored:

LeBron James D'Angelo Russell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
6th
138th
132 79 vs. 673
50+ point games
8th
76th
68 14 vs. 113
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James D'Angelo Russell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
1st
+300th
+299 8,289 vs. 4537,836
Rebounds
4th
+300th
+296 2,628 vs. 942,534
Assists
2nd
+300th
+298 2,095 vs. 1531,942
Steals
1st
+300th
+299 493 vs. 31462
Blocks
9th
+300th
+291 284 vs. 7277
Offensive Rebounds
15th
+300th
+285 442 vs. 13429
Defensive Rebounds
1st
+300th
+299 2,186 vs. 812,105
Field Goals Made
1st
+300th
+299 2,971 vs. 1722,799
Field Goals Attempted
1st
+300th
+299 5,984 vs. 4435,541
3-Pointers Made
3rd
209th
206 480 vs. 65415
3-Pointers Attempted
2nd
192nd
190 1,443 vs. 1991,244
Free Throws Made
1st
+300th
+299 1,867 vs. 441,823
Free Throws Attempted
1st
+300th
+299 2,519 vs. 572,462

Games and Years:

LeBron James D'Angelo Russell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
1st
+300th
292 vs. 32260
Playoffs
3rd
+300th
18 vs. 414

Triple-Doubles:

LeBron James D'Angelo Russell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
2nd
+300th
28 vs. 028

Rankings by Points Scored:

LeBron James D'Angelo Russell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
2nd
-
29 vs. 029
50+ point games
9th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James D'Angelo Russell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
8th
165th
157 27.01 vs. 17.289.73
Rebounds per game
188th
+300th
+112 7.51 vs. 3.364.15
Assists per game
25th
79th
54 7.42 vs. 5.701.72
Steals per game
82nd
294th
212 1.50 vs. 1.060.44
Blocks per game
267th
+300th
+33 0.74 vs. 0.330.41
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.15 vs. 0.480.67
Defensive Rebounds per game
63rd
+300th
+237 6.36 vs. 2.883.47
Field Goals Made per game
6th
207th
201 9.92 vs. 6.213.70
Field Goals Attempted per game
13th
145th
132 19.58 vs. 14.555.03
3-Pointers Made per game
132nd
22nd
110 1.64 vs. 2.510.87
3-Pointers Attempted per game
72nd
12th
60 4.69 vs. 6.872.18
Free Throws Made per game
34th
+300th
+266 5.54 vs. 2.353.19
Free Throws Attempted per game
27th
+300th
+273 7.51 vs. 2.954.56

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James D'Angelo Russell Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
6th
293rd
287 28.39 vs. 14.1614.23
Rebounds per game
103rd
+300th
+197 9.00 vs. 2.946.06
Assists per game
25th
122nd
97 7.17 vs. 4.782.39
Steals per game
37th
+300th
+263 1.69 vs. 0.970.72
Blocks per game
164th
+300th
+136 0.97 vs. 0.220.75
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.51 vs. 0.411.11
Defensive Rebounds per game
30th
+300th
+270 7.49 vs. 2.534.96
Field Goals Made per game
10th
280th
270 10.17 vs. 5.384.80
Field Goals Attempted per game
19th
194th
175 20.49 vs. 13.846.65
3-Pointers Made per game
120th
55th
65 1.64 vs. 2.030.39
3-Pointers Attempted per game
95th
30th
65 4.94 vs. 6.221.28
Free Throws Made per game
22nd
+300th
+278 6.39 vs. 1.385.02
Free Throws Attempted per game
17th
+300th
+283 8.63 vs. 1.786.85

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.