LeBron James vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 David Lee 5

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * David Lee 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 David Lee 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 David Lee 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 David Lee 1

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 David Lee 0

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

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 David Lee 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 David Lee 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 David Lee 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * David Lee 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * David Lee 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 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 David Lee 625

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 David Lee 329

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 David Lee 189

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 David Lee 43

Total Steals LeBron James 483 David Lee 14

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 David Lee 8

Total Games LeBron James 287 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) David Lee 0.3 (2017)