LeBron James vs. Sly Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sly Williams 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.

Sly Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Sly Williams: 1979-80 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Sly Williams 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Sly Williams 7

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Sly Williams 2

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Sly Williams 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Sly Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Sly Williams 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Sly Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Sly Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Sly Williams 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Sly Williams 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Sly Williams 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Sly Williams 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Sly Williams 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Sly Williams 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 Sly Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Sly Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Sly Williams 2.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Sly Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Sly Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Sly Williams 3,327

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Sly Williams 1,287

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Sly Williams 603

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Sly Williams 328

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Sly Williams 55

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Sly Williams 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Sly Williams .478

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Sly Williams .162

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Sly Williams .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Sly Williams 13.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Sly Williams 6.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Sly Williams 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Sly Williams 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Sly Williams 0.3 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Sly Williams 8.9

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Sly Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Sly Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Sly Williams 0.9

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Sly Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,132 Sly Williams 62

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,574 Sly Williams 30

Total Assists LeBron James 2,056 Sly Williams 11

Total Steals LeBron James 479 Sly Williams 6

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Sly Williams 1

Total Games LeBron James 286 Sly Williams 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Sly Williams .492

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Sly Williams 1.000

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Sly Williams 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Sly Williams 13.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Sly Williams 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Sly Williams 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Sly Williams 1.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Sly Williams 0.2 (1983)