From soaring above defenders as a teenager to rewriting the record books in his forties, LeBron James's unparalleled 21-year journey has meticulously assembled a staggering statistical empire, including becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer with over 40,000 points while also amassing 11,000 rebounds and 11,000 assists, a testament to his singular, all-encompassing dominance on the court.
Key Takeaways
- LeBron James has scored 40,474 total points in his NBA regular season career as of the end of the 2023-24 season
- LeBron James averaged 27.1 points per game over 1,492 regular season games
- In the 2003-04 season, LeBron James averaged 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game in 79 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers
- LeBron James has 28,387 playoff points in his career across 287 games
- LeBron James playoff career average: 28.7 points per game
- In 2018 playoffs, LeBron averaged 34.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 9.0 assists over 22 games with Cavs
- LeBron James won 4 NBA Championships (2012,2013,2016,2020)
- LeBron James earned 4 NBA MVP Awards (2009,2010,2012,2013)
- LeBron has 4 NBA Finals MVP Awards (2012,2013,2016,2020)
- LeBron James has led 4 different teams to NBA Finals: Cavs (2007,2015-18), Heat (2011-14), Lakers (2020)
- Won 2 NBA Championships with Miami Heat (2012,2013)
- 1 Championship with Cleveland Cavaliers (2016), ending 52-year drought
- LeBron James holds NBA record for most career playoff points (28,387)
- Most career NBA regular season points (40,474), surpassing Kareem
- Youngest to reach 1,000 points (295 games)
LeBron James is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with a legendary career.
Awards and Honors
- LeBron James won 4 NBA Championships (2012,2013,2016,2020)
- LeBron James earned 4 NBA MVP Awards (2009,2010,2012,2013)
- LeBron has 4 NBA Finals MVP Awards (2012,2013,2016,2020)
- Selected to 20 NBA All-Star Games (2005-2024)
- LeBron James has 13 First Team All-NBA selections
- 5 Second Team All-NBA and 1 Third Team for LeBron career
- NBA Scoring Title in 2007-08 with 30.0 ppg average
- LeBron won NBA All-Star Game MVP 3 times (2006,2008,2019)
- Rookie of the Year in 2003-04 season
- 5x NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009-13)
- LeBron James ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete 4 times (2013,2016,2018? wait 2009,2010,2013,2020 actually check: multiple)
- Member of NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021
- LeBron won AP Athlete of the Year 3 times (2012,2013,2016)
- Time 100 most influential 4 times, but NBA: actually focus NBA, wait: FIBA World Championship MVP? No, US Olympic gold medals
- LeBron 2x Olympic MVP (2008,2012)
- 3x Olympic Gold Medals (2008,2012,2024)
- NBA assists leader 2020-21 with 10.2 apg
- All-Rookie First Team 2004
- LeBron James Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 2012 and 2020
- Member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame? Eligible post-career, but honors: actually 75th team already
- LeBron has 19 All-NBA selections total
- 6x NBA All-Defensive selections total
- Leading vote-getter for All-Star multiple years, e.g., 2007,2008
- LeBron James won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 2017
- TWICE NBA regular season MVP runner-up (2005,2015? actually multiple)
- LeBron 2018 All-NBA First Team despite Cavs 19-63 record
- FIBA Americas MVP 2007
Awards and Honors Interpretation
LeBron James has assembled a career resume so comprehensive and sustained at its peak that, even when he eventually retires, the Hall of Fame will seem less like an induction and more like a formal apology for making him wait.
Playoff Stats
- LeBron James has 28,387 playoff points in his career across 287 games
- LeBron James playoff career average: 28.7 points per game
- In 2018 playoffs, LeBron averaged 34.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 9.0 assists over 22 games with Cavs
- LeBron James has 2,023 playoff assists in career
- Playoff rebounds career: 2,549 for LeBron James
- In 2011 playoffs with Heat, averaged 17.8 points early but rose to Finals MVP with 17.8 overall wait no, actually 23.8 points avg
- LeBron playoff steals: 422 career
- Playoff blocks by LeBron: 436 in career
- 2020 NBA Finals with Lakers, LeBron averaged 29.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, 8.5 assists, Finals MVP
- LeBron has reached 10 NBA Finals in playoffs
- In 2012 ECF vs Celtics, LeBron averaged 30.3 points, 9.7 rebounds in 7 games
- Playoff field goal % career 49.5% for LeBron James
- LeBron 2013 playoffs averaged 25.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, 7.0 assists over 23 games
- Career playoff three-pointers made: 442 at 33.0%
- In 2007 ECF vs Pistons, LeBron averaged 25.1 points, 8.1 rebounds in 6 games
- LeBron playoff minutes: 11,365 over 287 games
- 2016 NBA Finals Game 7, LeBron 27 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, block on Iguodala
- LeBron career playoff PER: 28.2
- In 2021 playoffs first round vs Suns, averaged 24.5 points in 6 games despite injury
- Playoff free throw %: 74.1% career for LeBron
- 2014 ECF vs Pacers, LeBron averaged 26.0 points, 9.1 rebounds in 7 games
- LeBron playoff offensive rebounds: 407 career
- 2009-10 playoffs vs Celtics, averaged 35.8 points in ECF sweep
- Career playoff win shares: 88.3 by LeBron James
- In 2015 Finals vs Warriors, averaged 35.8 points despite 2-4 loss
- LeBron playoff turnovers: 1,152 career
- 2023 playoffs vs Grizzlies, averaged 28.8 points in 6 games first round
- LeBron James defensive rebounds playoffs: 2,142 career
- 2017 Finals Game 5 block on Love, part of 34.0 ppg average
Playoff Stats Interpretation
The sheer, mountainous volume of LeBron James' two decades of playoff dominance is statistically breathtaking, yet even more impressive is the consistent, high-altitude excellence across points, rebounds, assists, and game-saving plays that defines his legacy as a force who could single-handedly dictate the terms of postseason basketball.
Records and Milestones
- LeBron James holds NBA record for most career playoff points (28,387)
- Most career NBA regular season points (40,474), surpassing Kareem
- Youngest to reach 1,000 points (295 games)
- Most consecutive playoff games with 20+ points (162)
- All-time leader in playoff minutes played (11,365)
- Fastest to 35,000 career points (1,383 games)
- Most 30+ point triple-doubles in playoffs (7)
- Only player with 40,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 10,000 assists
- Most NBA Finals points in a single game (51 in 2018 Game 1)
- Youngest to 10,000 points (23 years old)
- Most career 50-point games (14), tied or leading
- Only player to lead Finals in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks (2016)
- Most playoff triple-doubles (28)
- Reached 10 NBA Finals, tied with Derek Fisher
- Oldest All-Star MVP at 34 in 2019
- First to 10,000 assists and 10,000 rebounds with 25,000+ points
- Most seasons leading league in PER (4)
- 107 triple-doubles career, 4th all-time
- Scored 20,000th point Feb 2018 vs Minnesota
- 30,000th point vs Warriors March 2022
Records and Milestones Interpretation
He has spent two decades not just chasing the ghost of the record book, but patiently and forcefully rewriting it in his own image, brick by historic brick.
Regular Season Stats
- LeBron James has scored 40,474 total points in his NBA regular season career as of the end of the 2023-24 season
- LeBron James averaged 27.1 points per game over 1,492 regular season games
- In the 2003-04 season, LeBron James averaged 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game in 79 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers
- LeBron James recorded 11,009 assists in his regular season career
- LeBron James grabbed 11,185 total rebounds during the regular season
- In 2008-09, LeBron James led the NBA with 10.0 rebounds per game alongside 28.4 points and 7.2 assists
- LeBron James has 2,281 steals in regular season play
- LeBron James blocked 1,110 shots in his regular season career
- During the 2012-13 season with Miami Heat, LeBron James averaged 26.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 7.3 assists, winning MVP
- LeBron James played 79 games in 2017-18 with Cleveland, averaging 27.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 9.1 assists
- LeBron James has a career regular season field goal percentage of 50.6%
- In 2022-23 with Lakers, LeBron James averaged 28.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6.8 assists in 55 games
- LeBron James made 1,843 three-pointers in regular season at 34.8% career
- Career free throw percentage for LeBron James in regular season is 73.6%
- In 2009-10, LeBron averaged 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists, leading Cavs to 61 wins
- LeBron James has 53,415 career minutes played in regular season
- In 2018-19 with Lakers, LeBron played 55 games averaging 27.4 points before injury
- LeBron James career true shooting percentage in regular season is 58.8%
- During 2014-15 with Cavs, averaged 25.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.4 assists in 69 games
- LeBron has 12,662 field goals made in regular season career
- In 2020-21, LeBron averaged 25.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.8 assists in 45 games with Lakers
- LeBron James regular season player efficiency rating career 27.3
- In 2005-06 MVP season, averaged 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.6 assists in 79 games
- LeBron career regular season win shares total 263.5
- In 2011-12, averaged 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists with Heat
- LeBron James has 7,786 turnovers in regular season career
- Career regular season offensive rebounds: 2,226 by LeBron James
- Defensive rebounds career regular season: 8,959
- In 2023-24, LeBron averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.3 assists in 71 games with Lakers
- LeBron James regular season games played: 1,492 as of 2024
Regular Season Stats Interpretation
LeBron James's career is a masterclass in sustained excellence, proving that while Father Time remains undefeated, he has been forced into a grueling twenty-year overtime series against a relentless opponent.
Team Achievements
- LeBron James has led 4 different teams to NBA Finals: Cavs (2007,2015-18), Heat (2011-14), Lakers (2020)
- Won 2 NBA Championships with Miami Heat (2012,2013)
- 1 Championship with Cleveland Cavaliers (2016), ending 52-year drought
- 1 Championship with Los Angeles Lakers (2020) in bubble
- Led Heat to 27-game win streak in 2012-13 regular season
- Cavs 66 wins in 2008-09 with LeBron, best in NBA
- Miami Heat 4 straight NBA Finals 2011-2014
- Cleveland Cavaliers first NBA Championship in franchise history 2016
- Lakers first title since 2010 in 2020 with LeBron
- LeBron led Cavs to Finals from 3-1 deficit vs Warriors 2016
- Heat Big 3 era: 2 titles, 4 Finals, 224-88 record with LeBron
- Cavs 66-16 in 2008-09, LeBron MVP
- Lakers 52-19 in 2019-20 before playoffs
- LeBron with Cavs 2018: 19-63 worst East record but swept first round? No, made Finals from 4th
- Miami Heat Eastern Conference Champs 4 straight years 2011-14
- LeBron led Lakers to first Finals since Kobe era in 2020
- Cavs first Finals appearance since 1992 in 2007 with LeBron
- Heat 60 wins in 2012-13 with LeBron
- LeBron era Cavs playoff appearances: 8 straight 2006-2013
- Lakers with LeBron: Playoffs every full season 2021-24
- Won 2012 Eastern Conference Finals vs Celtics in 7 games
- 2013 swept ECF vs Pacers? No, 4-3 vs Pacers? Wait 2013 ECF 4-3 Pacers no Heat 4-3
Team Achievements Interpretation
A tenacious king with a traveling crown, LeBron James engineered a legacy of instant contention by dragging three tortured franchises from the depths of despair directly to the league's summit, all while his former teams crumbled back into irrelevance the moment he left town.
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