Donnie Butcher vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Donnie Butcher 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

Donnie Butcher

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donnie Butcher: 1961-62 to 1965-66
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Donnie Butcher 5 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Donnie Butcher 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Donnie Butcher 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Donnie Butcher 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Donnie Butcher 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Donnie Butcher 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 Donnie Butcher 6.1 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher 2.9 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher 2.1 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Butcher 1,696 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Donnie Butcher 821 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Donnie Butcher 585 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Donnie Butcher 279 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Butcher .397 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Butcher .629 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher 7.2 (1964) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher 4.2 (1964) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher 3.1 (1964) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher - LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Butcher - LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Donnie Butcher - LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Donnie Butcher - LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Donnie Butcher 0 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Butcher - LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Butcher - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher - LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - 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.