Complete Stats Comparison of Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James

Here you have a complete side-by-side comparison of all the stats recorded by Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James during their NBA careers. First we show you a summary of who had better numbers on each statistical category and then we compare in detail the performance of each of these stars in the regular season and the Playoffs, both in total stats and averages per game.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth comparison includes all the numbers, if you prefer a simplified version of this analysis with only the basic statistics, you will find it at the career comparison of these two NBA stars.

On this page we compare:

Who has better stats? Main stats / All stats
Regular Season: Averages / Totals / Pecentages
Playoffs: Averages / Totals / Pecentages

Main Stats Summary:

Who has better stats in the Regular Season?
Points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks
Player	Better Career Average	Better Career Total	Years
Giannis Antetokounmpo	2 (rebounds, blocks)	0	12 seasons
LeBron James	3 (points, assists, steals)	5 (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)	22 seasons

Who has better stats in the Playoffs?
Points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks
Player	Better Career Average	Better Career Total	Years
Giannis Antetokounmpo	2 (rebounds, blocks)	0	9 Playoffs
LeBron James	3 (points, assists, steals)	5 (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)	18 Playoffs

All Stats Summary:

Who has better stats in the Regular Season?
All the stats
Player	Better Career Average	Better Career Total	Better Percentage
Giannis Antetokounmpo	6 stats	2 stats	1 stat
LeBron James	6 stats	12 stats	2 stats

Who has better stats in the Playoffs?
All the stats
Player	Better Career Average	Better Career Total	Better Percentage
Giannis Antetokounmpo	5 stats	2 stats	1 stat
LeBron James	7 stats	12 stats	2 stats

- "Better Career Total" includes games and years played as stats.

- For turnovers and personal fouls, lower numbers are better.

- Field goal, free-throw and three-point attempts are not included on these tables since it can't be said that higher is better.

Now, lets compare all their stats in detail, one by one...

Comparison of Stats Per Game in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, out of the five main statistical categories, LeBron James has better averages in points, assists and steals while Giannis Antetokounmpo has better averages in rebounds and blocks.

Who has higher averages in the Regular Season?

- Giannis Antetokounmpo has better averages in free throws made (+0.3), offensive rebounds (+0.7), defensive rebounds (+1.7), total rebounds (+2.4) and blocks (+0.5)

- LeBron James has better averages in points (+3.1), field goals made (+1.1), 3-pointers made (+1.0), assists (+2.4) and steals (+0.4)

- Giannis Antetokounmpo has higher (worst) average in personal fouls (+1.1)

- LeBron James has higher (worst) average in turnovers (+0.5)

- Giannis Antetokounmpo has higher average in free throws attempted (+0.8)

- LeBron James has higher averages in field goals attempted (+3.7) and 3-pointers attempted (+2.5)

NBA Regular Season, Career Stats Per Game

Points

G. Antetokounmpo	23.9
LeBron James	27.0	+3.1

Field Goals Made

G. Antetokounmpo	8.8
LeBron James	9.9	+1.1

Field Goals Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	15.9
LeBron James	19.6	+3.7

3-Pointers Made

G. Antetokounmpo	0.6
LeBron James	1.6	+1.0

3-Pointers Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	2.2
LeBron James	4.7	+2.5

Free Throws Made

G. Antetokounmpo	5.8	+0.3
LeBron James	5.5

Free Throws Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	8.3	+0.8
LeBron James	7.5

Offensive Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	1.9	+0.7
LeBron James	1.2

Defensive Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	8.1	+1.7
LeBron James	6.4

Total Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	9.9	+2.4
LeBron James	7.5

Assists

G. Antetokounmpo	5.0
LeBron James	7.4	+2.4

Steals

G. Antetokounmpo	1.1
LeBron James	1.5	+0.4

Blocks

G. Antetokounmpo	1.2	+0.5
LeBron James	0.7

Turnovers
(lower is better)

G. Antetokounmpo	3.0
LeBron James	3.5	+0.5

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

G. Antetokounmpo	2.9	+1.1
LeBron James	1.8

Comparison of Totals Stats in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, LeBron James has more total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Who has more total stats in the Regular Season?

- LeBron James played more years (+10) and games (+703), and has more points (+21,646), field goals made (+7,963), 3-pointers made (+2,017), free throws made (+3,703), offensive rebounds (+200), defensive rebounds (+3,001), total rebounds (+3,201), assists (+7,296), steals (+1,384) and blocks (+86)

- LeBron James has more turnovers (+2,885) and personal fouls (+250)

- LeBron James has more field goals attempted (+16,915), 3-pointers attempted (+5,414) and free throws attempted (+4,601)

NBA Regular Season Stats, Career Totals

Years

G. Antetokounmpo	12
LeBron James	22	+10

Games

G. Antetokounmpo	859
LeBron James	1,562	+703

Points

G. Antetokounmpo	20,538
LeBron James	42,184	+21,646

Field Goals Made

G. Antetokounmpo	7,525
LeBron James	15,488	+7,963

Field Goals Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	13,668
LeBron James	30,583	+16,915

3-Pointers Made

G. Antetokounmpo	542
LeBron James	2,559	+2,017

3-Pointers Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	1,908
LeBron James	7,322	+5,414

Free Throws Made

G. Antetokounmpo	4,946
LeBron James	8,649	+3,703

Free Throws Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	7,134
LeBron James	11,735	+4,601

Offensive Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	1,599
LeBron James	1,799	+200

Defensive Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	6,931
LeBron James	9,932	+3,001

Total Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	8,530
LeBron James	11,731	+3,201

Assists

G. Antetokounmpo	4,288
LeBron James	11,584	+7,296

Steals

G. Antetokounmpo	961
LeBron James	2,345	+1,384

Blocks

G. Antetokounmpo	1,064
LeBron James	1,150	+86

Turnovers
(lower is better)

G. Antetokounmpo	2,586
LeBron James	5,471	+2,885

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

G. Antetokounmpo	2,531
LeBron James	2,781	+250

Comparison of Percentages in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, LeBron James has better 3-point percentage and free throw percentage while Giannis Antetokounmpo has better field goal percentage.

NBA Regular Season Stats, Career Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	55.1%	+4.5
LeBron James	50.6%

3-Point Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	28.4%
LeBron James	34.9%	+6.5

Free Throw Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	69.3%
LeBron James	73.7%	+4.4

Comparison of Stats Per Game in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, out of the five main statistical categories, LeBron James has better averages in points, assists and steals while Giannis Antetokounmpo has better averages in rebounds and blocks.

Who has higher averages in the Playoffs?

- Giannis Antetokounmpo has better averages in offensive rebounds (+0.9), defensive rebounds (+2.2), total rebounds (+3.2) and blocks (+0.3)

- LeBron James has better averages in points (+1.4), field goals made (+0.1), 3-pointers made (+0.9), free throws made (+0.4), assists (+1.9) and steals (+0.7)

- Giannis Antetokounmpo has higher (worst) average in personal fouls (+0.9)

- LeBron James has higher (worst) average in turnovers (+0.2)

- Giannis Antetokounmpo has higher average in free throws attempted (+1.0)

- LeBron James has higher averages in field goals attempted (+1.4) and 3-pointers attempted (+2.1)

NBA Playoffs, Career Stats Per Game

Points

G. Antetokounmpo	27.0
LeBron James	28.4	+1.4

Field Goals Made

G. Antetokounmpo	10.1
LeBron James	10.2	+0.1

Field Goals Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	19.1
LeBron James	20.5	+1.4

3-Pointers Made

G. Antetokounmpo	0.7
LeBron James	1.6	+0.9

3-Pointers Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	2.8
LeBron James	4.9	+2.1

Free Throws Made

G. Antetokounmpo	6.0
LeBron James	6.4	+0.4

Free Throws Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	9.6	+1.0
LeBron James	8.6

Offensive Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	2.4	+0.9
LeBron James	1.5

Defensive Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	9.7	+2.2
LeBron James	7.5

Total Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	12.2	+3.2
LeBron James	9.0

Assists

G. Antetokounmpo	5.3
LeBron James	7.2	+1.9

Steals

G. Antetokounmpo	1.0
LeBron James	1.7	+0.7

Blocks

G. Antetokounmpo	1.3	+0.3
LeBron James	1.0

Turnovers
(lower is better)

G. Antetokounmpo	3.4
LeBron James	3.6	+0.2

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

G. Antetokounmpo	3.2	+0.9
LeBron James	2.3

Comparison of Totals Stats in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, LeBron James has more total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Who has more total stats in the Playoffs?

- LeBron James played more years (+9) and games (+208), and has more points (+6,019), field goals made (+2,119), 3-pointers made (+418), free throws made (+1,363), offensive rebounds (+237), defensive rebounds (+1,369), total rebounds (+1,606), assists (+1,649), steals (+408) and blocks (+174)

- LeBron James has more turnovers (+764) and personal fouls (+392)

- LeBron James has more field goals attempted (+4,382), 3-pointers attempted (+1,204) and free throws attempted (+1,712)

NBA Playoffs Stats, Career Totals

Years

G. Antetokounmpo	9
LeBron James	18	+9

Games

G. Antetokounmpo	84
LeBron James	292	+208

Points

G. Antetokounmpo	2,270
LeBron James	8,289	+6,019

Field Goals Made

G. Antetokounmpo	852
LeBron James	2,971	+2,119

Field Goals Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	1,602
LeBron James	5,984	+4,382

3-Pointers Made

G. Antetokounmpo	62
LeBron James	480	+418

3-Pointers Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	239
LeBron James	1,443	+1,204

Free Throws Made

G. Antetokounmpo	504
LeBron James	1,867	+1,363

Free Throws Attempted

G. Antetokounmpo	807
LeBron James	2,519	+1,712

Offensive Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	205
LeBron James	442	+237

Defensive Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	817
LeBron James	2,186	+1,369

Total Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	1,022
LeBron James	2,628	+1,606

Assists

G. Antetokounmpo	446
LeBron James	2,095	+1,649

Steals

G. Antetokounmpo	85
LeBron James	493	+408

Blocks

G. Antetokounmpo	110
LeBron James	284	+174

Turnovers
(lower is better)

G. Antetokounmpo	283
LeBron James	1,047	+764

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

G. Antetokounmpo	271
LeBron James	663	+392

Comparison of Percentages in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, LeBron James has better 3-point percentage and free throw percentage while Giannis Antetokounmpo has better field goal percentage.

NBA Playoffs Stats, Career Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	53.2%	+3.6
LeBron James	49.6%

3-Point Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	25.9%
LeBron James	33.3%	+7.4

Free Throw Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	62.5%
LeBron James	74.1%	+11.6