LeBron James vs. C.J. Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars C.J. Watson and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

C.J. Watson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
C.J. Watson: 2007-08 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 C.J. Watson 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 C.J. Watson 10

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 C.J. Watson 4

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * C.J. Watson 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 C.J. Watson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 C.J. Watson 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 C.J. Watson 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 C.J. Watson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 20 C.J. Watson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 C.J. Watson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 C.J. Watson 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 C.J. Watson 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 C.J. Watson 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 C.J. Watson 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * C.J. Watson 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * C.J. Watson 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 C.J. Watson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 C.J. Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 C.J. Watson 2.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 C.J. Watson 0.9

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 C.J. Watson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 C.J. Watson 4,344

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 C.J. Watson 1,156

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 C.J. Watson 1,485

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 C.J. Watson 559

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 C.J. Watson 67

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 C.J. Watson 600

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 C.J. Watson .419

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 C.J. Watson .373

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 C.J. Watson .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) C.J. Watson 10.3 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) C.J. Watson 2.9 (2015)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) C.J. Watson 4.1 (2012)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) C.J. Watson 1.6 (2010)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) C.J. Watson 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 C.J. Watson 5.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 C.J. Watson 1.8

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 C.J. Watson 2.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 C.J. Watson 0.7

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 C.J. Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 C.J. Watson 262

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 C.J. Watson 84

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 C.J. Watson 95

Total Steals LeBron James 483 C.J. Watson 34

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 C.J. Watson 2

Total Games LeBron James 287 C.J. Watson 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 C.J. Watson .363

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 C.J. Watson .314

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 C.J. Watson .701

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) C.J. Watson 8.6 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) C.J. Watson 2.4 (2013)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) C.J. Watson 5.5 (2012)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) C.J. Watson 0.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) C.J. Watson 0.1 (2013)