Ron Carter vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Ron Carter 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

Ron Carter

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Carter: 1978-79 to 1979-80
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Ron Carter 2 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Ron Carter 1 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Ron Carter 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Ron Carter 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Ron Carter 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.0 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.1 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.3 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 176 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 64 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Ron Carter 34 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Ron Carter 19 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Ron Carter 10 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Ron Carter 59 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .429 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter .623 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.1 (1979) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.5 (1980) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.7 (1980) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.4 (1979) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 (1980) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Ron Carter 0 LeBron James 275

Total Games Ron Carter 2 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .000 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) 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.