LeBron James vs. Irving Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irving Thomas 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.

Irving Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Irving Thomas: 1990-91 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Irving Thomas 1

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Irving Thomas 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Irving Thomas 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Irving Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Irving Thomas 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Irving Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Irving Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Irving Thomas 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Irving Thomas 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Irving Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Irving Thomas 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Irving Thomas 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Irving Thomas 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 Irving Thomas 1.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Irving Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Irving Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Irving Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Irving Thomas 46

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Irving Thomas 31

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Irving Thomas 10

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Irving Thomas 4

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Irving Thomas 1

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Irving Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Irving Thomas .340

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Irving Thomas .571

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Irving Thomas 1.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Irving Thomas 1.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Irving Thomas 0.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Irving Thomas 0.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Irving Thomas 0.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Irving Thomas 0.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Irving Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Irving Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,132 Irving Thomas 2

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,574 Irving Thomas 0

Total Assists LeBron James 2,056 Irving Thomas 0

Total Steals LeBron James 479 Irving Thomas 0

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Irving Thomas 0

Total Games LeBron James 286 Irving Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Irving Thomas 1.000

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Irving Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Irving Thomas 0.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)