Paul Arizin vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 LeBron James 16

NBA Cups Won Paul Arizin 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul Arizin 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Paul Arizin 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Arizin 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Paul Arizin 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Paul Arizin 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Paul Arizin 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Paul Arizin 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* 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 Paul Arizin 22.8 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 LeBron James 28.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 LeBron James 8,023

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 LeBron James 2,549

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 LeBron James 2,023

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 471

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 270

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 LeBron James 282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 LeBron James .495

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James .331

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.