Tom Hawkins vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Tom Hawkins 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

Tom Hawkins

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hawkins: 1959-60 to 1968-69
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hawkins 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Tom Hawkins 10 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Tom Hawkins 10 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Tom Hawkins 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Tom Hawkins 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Hawkins 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Tom Hawkins 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Tom Hawkins 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hawkins 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hawkins 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hawkins 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Tom Hawkins 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Tom Hawkins 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Hawkins 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Tom Hawkins 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Tom Hawkins 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 8.7 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 6.0 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 1.1 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hawkins 6,672 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Tom Hawkins 4,607 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Tom Hawkins 871 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Tom Hawkins 764 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hawkins .447 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hawkins .570 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 11.6 (1968) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 7.3 (1966) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 1.5 (1968) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 8.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 5.6 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 1.1 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hawkins 767 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Tom Hawkins 537 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Tom Hawkins 106 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Tom Hawkins 96 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hawkins .459 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hawkins .617 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 11.6 (1961) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 9.3 (1964) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 3.3 (1967) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - 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.