LeBron James vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 287 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.