Ernie Calverley vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Ernie Calverley 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

Ernie Calverley

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ernie Calverley: 1946-47 to 1948-49
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ernie Calverley 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Ernie Calverley 3 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Ernie Calverley 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Ernie Calverley 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Ernie Calverley 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ernie Calverley 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Ernie Calverley 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Ernie Calverley 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ernie Calverley 1 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Ernie Calverley 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ernie Calverley 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Ernie Calverley 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Ernie Calverley 1 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Ernie Calverley 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Ernie Calverley 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Ernie Calverley 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ernie Calverley 11.9 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Ernie Calverley 3.5 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ernie Calverley 1,961 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Ernie Calverley 572 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Ernie Calverley 165 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ernie Calverley .291 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Ernie Calverley .707 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ernie Calverley 14.3 (1947) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Ernie Calverley 4.3 (1949) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ernie Calverley - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Ernie Calverley - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ernie Calverley - LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Ernie Calverley - LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Ernie Calverley 0 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ernie Calverley - LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Ernie Calverley - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ernie Calverley - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Ernie Calverley - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Ernie Calverley - n/a ** LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Ernie Calverley - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.