Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Ben Wallace

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and Ben Wallace played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 28 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 15-13 winning record over Ben Wallace, but Ben Wallace won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Ben Wallace:
1996-97 to 2011-12
28 Games played
21 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
LeBron James
15
12
3
Ben Wallace
13
9
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 24.4 6.7 6.1 1.60.6
Ben Wallace 5.5 10.9 1.61.22.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 39 14 12 42
Ben Wallace 14 19 5 47
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 27

games
4

games
25

games
12

games
4

games
Ben Wallace 0

games
22

games
2

games
8

games
18

games
Both had same stat 1

game
2

games
1

game
8

games
6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2003
1. Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 6 2 7 0 0 4 3 36 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Pistons 92   Ben Wallace 6 15 4 1 3 1 4 41 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 11, 2003
2. Cavaliers 95   LeBron James 23 3 9 1 1 4 3 43 8-21 .381 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Pistons 86   Ben Wallace 10 9 0 1 1 2 4 39 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 03, 2004
3. Cavaliers 85   LeBron James 12 4 6 2 0 1 2 38 5-19 .263 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Pistons 82   Ben Wallace 5 17 2 1 5 0 0 38 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 21, 2004
4. Cavaliers 76   LeBron James 15 7 3 0 2 4 4 37 5-17 .294 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Pistons 96   Ben Wallace 2 10 1 0 3 1 3 30 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 2004
5. Cavaliers 69   LeBron James 11 9 7 4 1 3 2 45 4-21 .190 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Pistons 81   Ben Wallace 10 15 0 0 1 1 2 40 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 22, 2005
6. Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 29 6 6 1 0 0 1 43 11-24 .458 2-7 .286 5-8 .625
Pistons 76   Ben Wallace 8 14 1 1 1 0 3 36 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Apr. 17, 2005
7. Cavaliers 87   LeBron James 37 11 6 0 1 1 0 45 12-35 .343 2-7 .286 11-14 .786
Pistons 90   Ben Wallace 11 15 3 1 4 1 2 40 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 1-6 .167
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 31, 2005
8. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 30 7 7 4 1 5 2 45 11-22 .500 2-5 .400 6-7 .857
Pistons 84   Ben Wallace 11 18 2 1 4 0 4 37 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 26, 2006
9. Cavaliers 78   LeBron James 22 9 7 0 0 3 3 38 9-20 .450 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
Pistons 90   Ben Wallace 11 19 3 4 5 2 3 37 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 27, 2006
10. Cavaliers 72   LeBron James 26 4 6 0 1 5 0 47 9-22 .409 0-3 .000 8-10 .800
Pistons 84   Ben Wallace 0 12 4 2 0 1 0 37 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 2006
11. Cavaliers 73   LeBron James 22 3 1 0 0 2 0 31 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Pistons 96   Ben Wallace 5 9 2 2 2 1 4 34 1-4 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2006 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 2006
12. Cavaliers 86   LeBron James 22 4 4 0 0 4 3 36 9-18 .500 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Pistons 113   Ben Wallace 2 11 2 0 4 0 0 37 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 09, 2006
13. Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 30 14 7 0 0 3 4 48 11-23 .478 2-5 .400 6-8 .750
Pistons 97   Ben Wallace 10 15 1 2 0 0 2 42 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 13, 2006
14. Cavaliers 86   LeBron James 21 10 10 4 1 4 2 48 9-18 .500 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Pistons 77   Ben Wallace 5 13 2 1 0 1 1 38 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
May. 15, 2006
15. Cavaliers 74   LeBron James 22 8 9 2 2 8 3 48 8-23 .348 1-2 .500 5-10 .500
Pistons 72   Ben Wallace 1 10 1 1 3 2 3 43 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 17, 2006
16. Cavaliers 86   LeBron James 32 5 5 2 1 2 3 47 13-30 .433 1-4 .250 5-7 .714
Pistons 84   Ben Wallace 8 13 1 1 2 0 2 42 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-7 .000
May. 19, 2006
17. Cavaliers 82   LeBron James 32 11 5 1 1 7 2 48 8-20 .400 1-5 .200 15-18 .833
Pistons 84   Ben Wallace 4 10 2 1 0 1 3 41 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-6 .333
May. 21, 2006
18. Cavaliers 61   LeBron James 27 8 2 1 0 3 2 47 11-24 .458 0-4 .000 5-8 .625
Pistons 79   Ben Wallace 6 9 2 2 3 2 2 37 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-4 .000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2006
19. Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 19 4 12 3 2 3 0 38 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Bulls 94   Ben Wallace 2 5 1 1 1 0 1 28 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 30, 2006
20. Cavaliers 96   LeBron James 33 9 3 1 0 5 4 40 15-26 .577 3-4 .750 0-3 .000
Bulls 103   Ben Wallace 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Feb. 22, 2007
21. Cavaliers 78   LeBron James 29 7 2 3 0 3 1 43 13-28 .464 1-4 .250 2-8 .250
Bulls 84   Ben Wallace 14 19 5 2 7 1 1 44 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 31, 2007
22. Cavaliers 112   LeBron James 39 5 9 3 0 7 4 47 14-25 .560 0-3 .000 11-13 .846
OT Bulls 108   Ben Wallace 2 12 3 1 2 1 2 48 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2009
23. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 34 8 7 1 0 5 2 39 12-24 .500 1-4 .250 9-11 .818
Pistons 88   Ben Wallace 8 9 0 0 2 0 1 31 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2010
24. Heat 97   LeBron James 18 6 3 1 0 4 0 31 8-15 .533 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Pistons 72   Ben Wallace 4 6 0 1 1 0 2 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 11, 2011
25. Heat 106   LeBron James 16 8 10 4 0 3 0 35 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Pistons 92   Ben Wallace 4 3 0 0 1 1 2 19 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2012
26. Heat 101   LeBron James 32 6 7 2 0 4 3 42 9-20 .450 1-3 .333 13-14 .929
Pistons 98   Ben Wallace 0 5 0 0 3 0 2 23 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 2012
27. Heat 88   LeBron James 17 6 10 4 1 5 0 37 6-15 .400 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Pistons 73   Ben Wallace 2 6 2 4 1 3 1 25 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 08, 2012
28. Heat 98   LeBron James 26 4 2 0 1 1 1 32 12-22 .545 1-3 .333 1-5 .200
Pistons 75   Ben Wallace 0 5 0 1 1 1 2 17 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -