LeBron James vs. Elston Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elston Turner 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.

Elston Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Elston Turner: 1981-82 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Elston Turner 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Elston Turner 8

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Elston Turner 6

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Elston Turner 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Elston Turner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Elston Turner 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Elston Turner 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Elston Turner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Elston Turner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Elston Turner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Elston Turner 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Elston Turner 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Elston Turner 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Elston Turner 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Elston Turner 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Elston Turner 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 Elston Turner 4.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Elston Turner 2.7

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Elston Turner 1.8

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Elston Turner 0.9

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Elston Turner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Elston Turner 2,397

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Elston Turner 1,375

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Elston Turner 914

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Elston Turner 442

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Elston Turner 27

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Elston Turner 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Elston Turner .432

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Elston Turner .152

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Elston Turner .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Elston Turner 8.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Elston Turner 3.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Elston Turner 2.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Elston Turner 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Elston Turner 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Elston Turner 5.1

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Elston Turner 3.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Elston Turner 2.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Elston Turner 0.8

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Elston Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Elston Turner 218

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Elston Turner 130

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Elston Turner 86

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Elston Turner 33

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Elston Turner 2

Total Games LeBron James 287 Elston Turner 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Elston Turner .485

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Elston Turner .750

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Elston Turner .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Elston Turner 7.6 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Elston Turner 4.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Elston Turner 3.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Elston Turner 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Elston Turner 0.1 (1984)