LeBron James vs. Sam Perkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Perkins 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.

Sam Perkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Sam Perkins 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Sam Perkins 17

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Sam Perkins 15

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Sam Perkins 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Sam Perkins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Sam Perkins 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Sam Perkins 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Sam Perkins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Sam Perkins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Sam Perkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Sam Perkins 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Sam Perkins 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Sam Perkins 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Sam Perkins 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Sam Perkins 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Sam Perkins 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 Sam Perkins 11.9

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Sam Perkins 6.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Sam Perkins 1.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Sam Perkins 0.9

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Sam Perkins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Sam Perkins 15,324

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Sam Perkins 7,666

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Sam Perkins 1,975

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Sam Perkins 1,105

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Sam Perkins 933

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Sam Perkins 1,286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Sam Perkins .459

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Sam Perkins .362

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Sam Perkins .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Sam Perkins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Sam Perkins 5.6

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Sam Perkins 1.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Sam Perkins 0.7

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Sam Perkins 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Sam Perkins 1,861

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Sam Perkins 936

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Sam Perkins 246

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Sam Perkins 118

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Sam Perkins 126

Total Games LeBron James 287 Sam Perkins 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Sam Perkins .444

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Sam Perkins .363

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Sam Perkins .785

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991)