Dick Barnett vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Dick Barnett 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

Dick Barnett

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Barnett: 1959-60 to 1973-74
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Barnett 2 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Dick Barnett 14 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Dick Barnett 11 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Dick Barnett 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Dick Barnett 1 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Barnett 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Dick Barnett 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Dick Barnett 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Barnett 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Dick Barnett 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Dick Barnett 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Dick Barnett 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Dick Barnett 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Dick Barnett 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 Dick Barnett 15.8 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.9 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 * LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 * LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 15,358 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 2,812 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Dick Barnett 2,729 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Dick Barnett 1 * LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Dick Barnett 971 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .456 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .761 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.1 (1966) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.1 (1966) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.6 (1970) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 (1974) * LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 (1974) * LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.1 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.7 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.4 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 1,539 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 273 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Dick Barnett 247 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Dick Barnett 0 * LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * LeBron James 275

Total Games Dick Barnett 102 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .458 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .748 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.8 (1968) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.7 (1960) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.5 (1968) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.