Mike Bantom vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Mike Bantom 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

Mike Bantom

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Bantom: 1973-74 to 1981-82
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Mike Bantom 9 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Mike Bantom 3 LeBron James 16

NBA Cups Won Mike Bantom 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Mike Bantom 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Mike Bantom 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Mike Bantom 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 12.1 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 6.4 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 2.3 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 0.9 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 0.7 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Bantom 8,568 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Mike Bantom 4,517 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Mike Bantom 1,623 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Mike Bantom 630 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Mike Bantom 478 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Mike Bantom 706 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Bantom .468 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Mike Bantom .200 * LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Mike Bantom .692 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 15.3 (1978) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 8.0 (1979) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 3.6 (1980) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 1.2 (1979) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 1.1 (1981) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 6.1 LeBron James 28.5

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 3.7 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 1.1 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 0.7 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 0.4 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Bantom 178 LeBron James 8,023

Total Rebounds Mike Bantom 108 LeBron James 2,549

Total Assists Mike Bantom 33 LeBron James 2,023

Total Steals Mike Bantom 20 LeBron James 471

Total Blocks Mike Bantom 12 LeBron James 270

Total Games Mike Bantom 29 LeBron James 282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Bantom .483 LeBron James .495

3-Point Percentage Mike Bantom - * LeBron James .331

Free Throw Percentage Mike Bantom .551 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 14.5 (1981) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 4.0 (1981) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 1.3 (1976) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 0.7 (1982) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 0.5 (1981) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.