Chris Gatling vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Chris Gatling 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

Chris Gatling

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Gatling: 1991-92 to 2001-02
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Gatling 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Chris Gatling 11 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Chris Gatling 5 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Chris Gatling 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Chris Gatling 1 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chris Gatling 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Chris Gatling 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Chris Gatling 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Gatling 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Gatling 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Gatling 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Chris Gatling 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Chris Gatling 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Chris Gatling 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Chris Gatling 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Chris Gatling 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 10.3 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 5.3 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 0.7 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 0.7 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 0.5 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Gatling 7,232 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Chris Gatling 3,741 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Chris Gatling 461 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Chris Gatling 464 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Chris Gatling 375 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Chris Gatling 700 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Gatling .513 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Chris Gatling .249 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Chris Gatling .660 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 19.0 (1997) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 7.9 (1997) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 0.9 (1998) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 1.0 (2000) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 0.9 (1995) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 9.3 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 5.3 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 0.5 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 0.6 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 0.9 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Gatling 140 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Chris Gatling 79 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Chris Gatling 7 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Chris Gatling 9 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Chris Gatling 13 LeBron James 275

Total Games Chris Gatling 15 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Gatling .490 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Chris Gatling - LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Chris Gatling .623 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 15.3 (1998) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 8.0 (1996) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 1.3 (1994) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 0.7 (1998) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 2.5 (1992) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)