LeBron James vs. Ed Rains Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Rains 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.

Ed Rains

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Ed Rains: 1981-82 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Ed Rains 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Ed Rains 2

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Ed Rains 2

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Ed Rains 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Ed Rains 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Ed Rains 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Ed Rains 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Ed Rains 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Ed Rains 0

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

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Ed Rains 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Ed Rains 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Ed Rains 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Ed Rains 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Ed Rains 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 Ed Rains 3.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Ed Rains 1.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Ed Rains 0.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Ed Rains 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Ed Rains 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Ed Rains 287

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Ed Rains 124

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Ed Rains 62

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Ed Rains 28

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Ed Rains 3

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Ed Rains 83

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Ed Rains .423

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Ed Rains .000

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Ed Rains .626

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Ed Rains 3.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Ed Rains 1.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Ed Rains 0.8 (1982)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Ed Rains 0.4 (1982)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Ed Rains 0.0 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Ed Rains 1.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Ed Rains 1.1

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Ed Rains 0.3

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Ed Rains 0.1

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Ed Rains 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,132 Ed Rains 14

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,574 Ed Rains 9

Total Assists LeBron James 2,056 Ed Rains 2

Total Steals LeBron James 479 Ed Rains 1

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Ed Rains 0

Total Games LeBron James 286 Ed Rains 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Ed Rains .455

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Ed Rains .000

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Ed Rains .444

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Ed Rains 2.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Ed Rains 1.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Ed Rains 0.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Ed Rains 0.2 (1982)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Ed Rains 0.0 (1983)