Dick Cunningham vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Cunningham 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Dick Cunningham 7 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Dick Cunningham 3 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Dick Cunningham 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Dick Cunningham 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Cunningham 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Dick Cunningham 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Dick Cunningham 0 LeBron James 13

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Cunningham 0 LeBron James 5

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

Scoring Leader Dick Cunningham 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Dick Cunningham 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Dick Cunningham 0 LeBron James 1

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

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Dick Cunningham 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.8 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 3.7 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 1,012 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 1,324 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 221 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 2 * LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 2 * LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Dick Cunningham 358 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .406 LeBron James .506

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.4 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 47 LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 39 LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 5 LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 0 * LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 0 * LeBron James 275

Total Games Dick Cunningham 27 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .500 LeBron James .497

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * 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.