Hoot Gibson vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Hoot Gibson 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

Hoot Gibson

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hoot Gibson: 1949-50 to 1949-50
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hoot Gibson 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Hoot Gibson 1 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Hoot Gibson 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Hoot Gibson 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Hoot Gibson 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hoot Gibson 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Hoot Gibson 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Hoot Gibson 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hoot Gibson 0 LeBron James 20

All-Defensive 1st Team Hoot Gibson 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hoot Gibson 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Hoot Gibson 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Hoot Gibson 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Hoot Gibson 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Hoot Gibson 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Hoot Gibson 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 Hoot Gibson 5.5 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson 1.2 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Hoot Gibson 176 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Hoot Gibson 37 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Hoot Gibson 32 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hoot Gibson .344 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Hoot Gibson .656 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson 5.5 (1950) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson 1.2 (1950) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Hoot Gibson - LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Hoot Gibson - LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Hoot Gibson 0 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hoot Gibson - LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Hoot Gibson - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - 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.