LeBron James vs. Jim Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Ray 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.

Jim Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Jim Ray: 1956-57 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Jim Ray 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Jim Ray 2

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Jim Ray 0

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Jim Ray 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Jim Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Jim Ray 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Jim Ray 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Jim Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Jim Ray 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Jim Ray 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Jim Ray 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Jim Ray 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Jim Ray 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Jim Ray 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Jim Ray 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Jim Ray 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Jim Ray 1.1

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Jim Ray 0.6

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Jim Ray 0.6

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Jim Ray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Jim Ray 9

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Jim Ray 5

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Jim Ray 5

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Jim Ray 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Jim Ray .176

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Jim Ray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Jim Ray .600

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Jim Ray 1.8 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Jim Ray 1.3 (1957)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Jim Ray 0.8 (1957)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Jim Ray - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Jim Ray -

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Jim Ray -

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Jim Ray -

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Jim Ray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Jim Ray -

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Jim Ray -

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Jim Ray -

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 287 Jim Ray 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Jim Ray -

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Jim Ray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Jim Ray -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Jim Ray -

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Jim Ray -

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Jim Ray -

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Jim Ray - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.