Brian Cardinal vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Brian Cardinal that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Brian Cardinal

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brian Cardinal: 2000-01 to 2011-12
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Cardinal 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Brian Cardinal 12 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Brian Cardinal 4 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Brian Cardinal 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Brian Cardinal 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Brian Cardinal 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.6 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.0 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.6 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.2 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 2,108 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 1,050 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 465 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 295 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 69 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Brian Cardinal 456 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .408 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .372 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .861 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 9.6 (2004) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.2 (2004) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.0 (2005) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.5 (2005) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 (2005) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.2 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 42 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 22 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 5 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 5 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 0 LeBron James 275

Total Games Brian Cardinal 18 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .452 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .455 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .692 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 6.5 (2005) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 3.0 (2005) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.5 (2005) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.8 (2005) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 (2012) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)