LeBron James vs. Zion Williamson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LeBron James and Zion Williamson 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

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.

LeBron James vs. Zion Williamson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LeBron James Zion Williamson LeBron James Zion Williamson
Points
1st
+300th
1st
DNP
Rebounds
25th
+300th
4th
DNP
Assists
4th
+300th
2nd
DNP
Steals
6th
+300th
1st
DNP
Blocks
70th
+300th
9th
DNP
Years225180

LeBron James vs. Zion Williamson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LeBron James Zion Williamson LeBron James Zion Williamson
Points
8th
--
6th
DNP
Rebounds
188th
--
103rd
DNP
Assists
25th
--
25th
DNP
Steals
82nd
--
37th
DNP
Blocks
267th
--
164th
DNP

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:

LeBron James Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
1st
+300th
+299 42,184 vs. 5,27936,905
Rebounds
25th
+300th
+275 11,731 vs. 1,41510,316
Assists
4th
+300th
+296 11,584 vs. 92010,664
Steals
6th
+300th
+294 2,345 vs. 2192,126
Blocks
70th
+300th
+230 1,150 vs. 1381,012
Offensive Rebounds
147th
+300th
+153 1,799 vs. 4871,312
Defensive Rebounds
7th
+300th
+293 9,932 vs. 9289,004
Field Goals Made
2nd
+300th
+298 15,488 vs. 2,04113,447
Field Goals Attempted
1st
+300th
+299 30,583 vs. 3,46827,115
3-Pointers Made
7th
+300th
+293 2,559 vs. 322,527
3-Pointers Attempted
5th
+300th
+295 7,322 vs. 987,224
Free Throws Made
2nd
+300th
+298 8,649 vs. 1,1657,484
Free Throws Attempted
3rd
+300th
+297 11,735 vs. 1,69010,045

Games and Years:

LeBron James Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
2nd
+300th
1,562 vs. 2141,348
Seasons
1st
+300th
22 vs. 517

Triple-Doubles:

LeBron James Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
5th
202nd
197 122 vs. 2120

Rankings by Points Scored:

LeBron James Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
6th
276th
270 79 vs. 277
50+ point games
8th
-
14 vs. 014
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
1st
DNP
8,289 vs. 08,289
Rebounds
4th
DNP
2,628 vs. 02,628
Assists
2nd
DNP
2,095 vs. 02,095
Steals
1st
DNP
493 vs. 0493
Blocks
9th
DNP
284 vs. 0284
Offensive Rebounds
15th
DNP
442 vs. 0442
Defensive Rebounds
1st
DNP
2,186 vs. 02,186
Field Goals Made
1st
DNP
2,971 vs. 02,971
Field Goals Attempted
1st
DNP
5,984 vs. 05,984
3-Pointers Made
3rd
DNP
480 vs. 0480
3-Pointers Attempted
2nd
DNP
1,443 vs. 01,443
Free Throws Made
1st
DNP
1,867 vs. 01,867
Free Throws Attempted
1st
DNP
2,519 vs. 02,519

Games and Years:

LeBron James Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
1st
DNP
292 vs. 0292
Playoffs
3rd
DNP
18 vs. 018

Triple-Doubles:

LeBron James Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
2nd
DNP
28 vs. 028

Rankings by Points Scored:

LeBron James Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
2nd
DNP
29 vs. 029
50+ point games
9th
DNP
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
DNP
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
8th
--
27.01 vs. 24.672.34
Rebounds per game
188th
--
7.51 vs. 6.610.90
Assists per game
25th
--
7.42 vs. 4.303.12
Steals per game
82nd
--
1.50 vs. 1.020.48
Blocks per game
267th
--
0.74 vs. 0.640.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
1.15 vs. 2.281.12
Defensive Rebounds per game
63rd
--
6.36 vs. 4.342.02
Field Goals Made per game
6th
--
9.92 vs. 9.540.38
Field Goals Attempted per game
13th
--
19.58 vs. 16.213.37
3-Pointers Made per game
132nd
--
1.64 vs. 0.151.49
3-Pointers Attempted per game
72nd
--
4.69 vs. 0.464.23
Free Throws Made per game
34th
--
5.54 vs. 5.440.09
Free Throws Attempted per game
27th
--
7.51 vs. 7.900.38

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
6th
DNP
28.39 vs. 0.0028.39
Rebounds per game
103rd
DNP
9.00 vs. 0.009.00
Assists per game
25th
DNP
7.17 vs. 0.007.17
Steals per game
37th
DNP
1.69 vs. 0.001.69
Blocks per game
164th
DNP
0.97 vs. 0.000.97
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
DNP
1.51 vs. 0.001.51
Defensive Rebounds per game
30th
DNP
7.49 vs. 0.007.49
Field Goals Made per game
10th
DNP
10.17 vs. 0.0010.17
Field Goals Attempted per game
19th
DNP
20.49 vs. 0.0020.49
3-Pointers Made per game
120th
DNP
1.64 vs. 0.001.64
3-Pointers Attempted per game
95th
DNP
4.94 vs. 0.004.94
Free Throws Made per game
22nd
DNP
6.39 vs. 0.006.39
Free Throws Attempted per game
17th
DNP
8.63 vs. 0.008.63

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.