LeBron James vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Gene Short 0

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Gene Short 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Gene Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Gene Short 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Gene Short 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Gene Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Gene Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Gene Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Gene Short 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Gene Short 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Gene Short 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Gene Short 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Gene Short 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Gene Short 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 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Gene Short 48

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Gene Short 10

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Gene Short 8

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Gene Short 3

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Gene Short -

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Gene Short -

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Gene Short -

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Gene Short -

Total Games LeBron James 287 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Gene Short -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.