LeBron James vs. Malik Rose Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Malik Rose 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.

Malik Rose

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Malik Rose: 1996-97 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Malik Rose 2

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Malik Rose 13

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Malik Rose 8

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Malik Rose 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Malik Rose 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Malik Rose 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Malik Rose 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Malik Rose 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Malik Rose 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Malik Rose 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Malik Rose 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Malik Rose 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Malik Rose 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Malik Rose 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Malik Rose 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Malik Rose 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 Malik Rose 6.2

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Malik Rose 4.1

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Malik Rose 0.8

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Malik Rose 0.6

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Malik Rose 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Malik Rose 5,003

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Malik Rose 3,371

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Malik Rose 684

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Malik Rose 487

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Malik Rose 293

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Malik Rose 813

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Malik Rose .437

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Malik Rose .177

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Malik Rose .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Malik Rose 10.4 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Malik Rose 6.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Malik Rose 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Malik Rose 1.0 (2001)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Malik Rose 0.7 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Malik Rose 6.2

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Malik Rose 4.3

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Malik Rose 0.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Malik Rose 0.5

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Malik Rose 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,102 Malik Rose 506

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,569 Malik Rose 353

Total Assists LeBron James 2,052 Malik Rose 54

Total Steals LeBron James 476 Malik Rose 43

Total Blocks LeBron James 274 Malik Rose 26

Total Games LeBron James 285 Malik Rose 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Malik Rose .427

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Malik Rose .111

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .740 Malik Rose .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Malik Rose 12.9 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Malik Rose 7.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.7 (2024) Malik Rose 1.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Malik Rose 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Malik Rose 0.8 (2000)