Darrall Imhoff vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Darrall Imhoff 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

Darrall Imhoff

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darrall Imhoff: 1960-61 to 1971-72
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darrall Imhoff 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Darrall Imhoff 12 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Darrall Imhoff 7 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Darrall Imhoff 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Darrall Imhoff 1 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darrall Imhoff 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Darrall Imhoff 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Darrall Imhoff 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darrall Imhoff 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Darrall Imhoff 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darrall Imhoff 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Darrall Imhoff 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Darrall Imhoff 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Darrall Imhoff 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Darrall Imhoff 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Darrall Imhoff 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 7.2 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 7.6 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 1.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Darrall Imhoff 5,759 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Darrall Imhoff 6,099 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Darrall Imhoff 1,405 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Darrall Imhoff 801 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darrall Imhoff .458 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Darrall Imhoff .594 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 13.6 (1970) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 13.3 (1967) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 2.7 (1967) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 6.6 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 8.2 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 1.9 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Darrall Imhoff 354 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Darrall Imhoff 442 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Darrall Imhoff 101 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Darrall Imhoff 54 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darrall Imhoff .478 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Darrall Imhoff .580 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 18.2 (1969) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 16.4 (1969) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 2.4 (1969) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.