Giannis Antetokounmpo vs LeBron James

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James compared on their NBA careers: Giannis Antetokounmpo played 13 seasons, 2013-14 to 2025-26, LeBron James 23 seasons, 2003-04 to 2025-26. Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 24.1 points a game to LeBron James's 26.8. They have faced each other 24 times: Giannis Antetokounmpo's team won 7, LeBron James's 17. Giannis Antetokounmpo won 1 title, LeBron James won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

LeBron James leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Giannis Antetokounmpo in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James career per game
895GP1,622
32.7MIN37.6
24.1PTS26.8, better
9.9, betterREB7.5
5AST7.4, better
1.1STL1.5, better
1.2, betterBLK0.7
55.4, betterFG%50.7
28.53P%34.8, better
69.1FT%73.7, better
61.3, betterTS%59

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs LeBron James head to head

They have faced each other 24 times: Giannis Antetokounmpo's team won 7, LeBron James's 17.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James, record against each other
GamesPlayedGiannis Antetokounmpo wonLeBron James won
Regular season24717, better
Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James, averages in their games against each other
24.5PTS27.9, better
8.9, betterREB7.4
4.7AST7.5, better
34.9MIN36.2

Every game against each other

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs LeBron James, every game
Jan 9, 2026MIL at LALW 105-10121 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 31 MIN26 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 33 MIN
Dec 2, 2022LAL at MILL 133-12940 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 35 MIN28 PTS, 8 REB, 11 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 8, 2022MIL at LALW 131-11644 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 35 MIN27 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 35 MIN
Jan 21, 2021LAL at MILL 113-10625 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN34 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 6, 2020MIL at LALL 113-10332 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN37 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN
Dec 19, 2019LAL at MILW 111-10434 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 32 MIN21 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 37 MIN
Mar 1, 2019MIL at LALW 131-12016 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 33 MIN31 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 39 MIN
Mar 19, 2018MIL at CLEL 124-11737 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN40 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 40 MIN
Dec 19, 2017CLE at MILW 119-11627 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 40 MIN39 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST, 34 MIN
Nov 7, 2017MIL at CLEL 124-11940 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN30 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 37 MIN
Oct 20, 2017CLE at MILL 116-9734 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 39 MIN24 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 27, 2017MIL at CLEL 102-959 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 42 MIN24 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN
Dec 21, 2016MIL at CLEL 113-10228 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 32 MIN29 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN
Dec 20, 2016CLE at MILL 114-108 OT25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN34 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 47 MIN
Nov 29, 2016CLE at MILW 118-10134 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 35 MIN22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 33 MIN
Apr 5, 2016CLE at MILL 109-8022 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 39 MIN17 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 28 MIN
Mar 23, 2016MIL at CLEL 113-10424 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN26 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN
Nov 19, 2015MIL at CLEL 115-10033 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 35 MIN
Nov 14, 2015CLE at MILW 108-105 2OT16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 45 MIN37 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 45 MIN
Mar 22, 2015CLE at MILL 108-9015 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 35 MIN28 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 2, 2014MIL at CLEL 111-10814 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 25 MIN26 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST, 41 MIN
Apr 2, 2014MIL at MIAL 96-775 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 22 MIN17 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 29 MIN
Mar 29, 2014MIA at MILL 88-671 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 22 MIN13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN
Nov 12, 2013MIL at MIAL 118-9511 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 22 MIN33 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James career totals
21,531PTS43,440, better
8,882REB12,095, better
4,484AST12,016, better
995STL2,417, better
1,088BLK1,185, better
55.4, betterFG%50.7
28.53P%34.8, better
69.1FT%73.7, better
61.3, betterTS%59

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James postseason
84GP302
36.2MIN41.2
27PTS28.2, better
12.2, betterREB8.9
5.3AST7.2, better
1STL1.7, better
1.3, betterBLK1
53.2, betterFG%49.5
25.93P%33.2, better
62.5FT%74.1, better
58TS%58.3, better

Where each stands all time

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James all-time places
42nd (21,531)Points1st (43,440), better
58th (8,882)Rebounds22nd (12,095), better
90th (4,484)Assists4th (12,016), better
165th (995)Steals6th (2,417), better
83rd (1,088)Blocks64th (1,185), better
—3-pointers made6th (2,636), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James titles and awards
1Championships4, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
2All-NBA Second Team4, better
7All-NBA First Team13, better
1All-Star MVP3, better
4All-Defensive First Team5, better
2MVP4, better
1Finals MVP4, better
1, betterAll-Rookie Second Team—
1All-Defensive Second Team1
1, betterMost Improved Player—
—All-NBA Third Team4, better
1, betterDefensive Player of the Year—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2013-146.84.41.92003-0420.9, better5.5, better5.9, better
2nd2014-1512.76.72.62004-0527.2, better7.4, better7.2, better
3rd2015-1616.97.7, better4.32005-0631.4, better7.06.6, better
4th2016-1722.98.8, better5.42006-0727.3, better6.76.0, better
5th2017-1826.910.0, better4.82007-0830.0, better7.97.2, better
6th2018-1927.712.5, better5.92008-0928.4, better7.67.2, better
7th2019-2029.513.6, better5.62009-1029.7, better7.38.6, better
8th2020-2128.1, better11.0, better5.92010-1126.77.57.0, better
9th2021-2229.9, better11.6, better5.82011-1227.17.96.2, better
10th2022-2331.1, better11.8, better5.72012-1326.88.07.3, better
11th2023-2430.4, better11.5, better6.5, better2013-1427.16.96.3
12th2024-2530.4, better11.9, better6.52014-1525.36.07.4, better
13th2025-2627.6, better9.8, better5.42015-1625.37.46.8, better
14th————2016-1726.48.68.7
15th————2017-1827.58.69.1
16th————2018-1927.48.58.3
17th————2019-2025.37.810.2
18th————2020-2125.07.77.8
19th————2021-2230.38.26.2
20th————2022-2328.98.36.8
21st————2023-2425.77.38.3
22nd————2024-2524.47.88.2
23rd————2025-2620.96.17.2

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST