LeBron James vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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.

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Herb Williams 8

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Herb Williams 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Herb Williams 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 20 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Herb Williams 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Herb Williams 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Herb Williams 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Herb Williams 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Herb Williams 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Herb Williams 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 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Herb Williams 25

Total Games LeBron James 287 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)