Jim Cleamons vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Jim Cleamons 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Cleamons 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Jim Cleamons 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 LeBron James 13

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Cleamons 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Jim Cleamons 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Jim Cleamons 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Cleamons 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Jim Cleamons 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Jim Cleamons 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * LeBron James 275

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.