LeBron James vs. Wally Osterkorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wally Osterkorn 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.

Wally Osterkorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Wally Osterkorn: 1951-52 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Wally Osterkorn 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Wally Osterkorn 4

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Wally Osterkorn 4

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Wally Osterkorn 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Wally Osterkorn 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Wally Osterkorn 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Wally Osterkorn 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Wally Osterkorn 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Wally Osterkorn 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Wally Osterkorn 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Wally Osterkorn 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Wally Osterkorn 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Wally Osterkorn 7.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Wally Osterkorn 6.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Wally Osterkorn 1.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Wally Osterkorn 1,436

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Wally Osterkorn 1,218

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Wally Osterkorn 346

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Wally Osterkorn 204

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Wally Osterkorn .334

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Wally Osterkorn .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Wally Osterkorn 8.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Wally Osterkorn 7.0 (1954)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Wally Osterkorn 2.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Wally Osterkorn 7.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Wally Osterkorn 6.3

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Wally Osterkorn 2.1

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Wally Osterkorn 258

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Wally Osterkorn 207

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Wally Osterkorn 70

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 287 Wally Osterkorn 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Wally Osterkorn .358

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Wally Osterkorn .586

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Wally Osterkorn 10.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Wally Osterkorn 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Wally Osterkorn 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Wally Osterkorn - 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.