Don Collins vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Don Collins 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

Don Collins

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Collins: 1980-81 to 1986-87
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Collins 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Don Collins 6 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Don Collins 2 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Don Collins 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Don Collins 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Collins 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Don Collins 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Don Collins 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Collins 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Don Collins 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Don Collins 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Don Collins 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Don Collins 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Don Collins 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 9.8 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Don Collins 1.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.1 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.3 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 2,983 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Don Collins 837 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Don Collins 546 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Don Collins 332 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Don Collins 98 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Don Collins 303 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .485 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Don Collins .069 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .749 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 11.8 (1983) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.3 (1981) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 2.3 (1981) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.3 (1983) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.5 (1983) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 5.4 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.8 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.5 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 43 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Don Collins 22 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Don Collins 6 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Don Collins 4 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Don Collins 1 LeBron James 275

Total Games Don Collins 8 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .432 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Don Collins - LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .714 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 6.1 (1982) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.1 (1982) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.9 (1982) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.6 (1982) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 (1982) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)