Vern Hatton vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Vern Hatton 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

Vern Hatton

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Hatton 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Vern Hatton 4 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Vern Hatton 1 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Vern Hatton 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Vern Hatton 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Hatton 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Vern Hatton 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Vern Hatton 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Hatton 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Hatton 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Hatton 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Vern Hatton 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Vern Hatton 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Vern Hatton 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Vern Hatton 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Vern Hatton 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 Vern Hatton 5.5 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.4 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 1.4 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 1,244 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 531 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Vern Hatton 318 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Vern Hatton 225 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .344 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .714 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 9 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 3 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Vern Hatton 1 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Vern Hatton 6 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .308 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .333 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - 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.