Jonathan Bender vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Jonathan Bender 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jonathan Bender 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Jonathan Bender 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Jonathan Bender 0 LeBron James 13

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jonathan Bender 0 LeBron James 5

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

Scoring Leader Jonathan Bender 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Jonathan Bender 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Jonathan Bender 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Jonathan Bender 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Jonathan Bender 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.5 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 LeBron James 275

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)