Howard Carter vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Howard Carter 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Howard Carter 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Howard Carter 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Howard Carter 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Howard Carter 66 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 LeBron James 275

Total Games Howard Carter 5 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)