LeBron James vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

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

LeBron James

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Austin Rivers 8

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Austin Rivers 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Austin Rivers 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Austin Rivers 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Austin Rivers 0

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

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Austin Rivers 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Austin Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Austin Rivers 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Austin Rivers 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Austin Rivers 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games LeBron James 287 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)