Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 * LeBron James 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 LeBron James 275

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)