James Donaldson vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

James Donaldson

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won James Donaldson 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Donaldson 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP James Donaldson 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 LeBron James 13

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

All-Defensive 1st Team James Donaldson 0 LeBron James 5

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

Scoring Leader James Donaldson 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader James Donaldson 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year James Donaldson 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP James Donaldson 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team James Donaldson 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games James Donaldson 957 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 LeBron James 275

Total Games James Donaldson 51 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)