LeBron James vs Scottie Pippen

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LeBron James and Scottie Pippen compared on their NBA careers: LeBron James played 23 seasons, 2003-04 to 2025-26, Scottie Pippen 17 seasons, 1987-88 to 2003-04. LeBron James averaged 26.8 points a game to Scottie Pippen's 16.1. LeBron James won 4 titles, Scottie Pippen won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

LeBron James leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Scottie Pippen in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

LeBron James and Scottie Pippen career per game

1,622	GP	1,178
37.6	MIN	34.9
26.8, better	PTS	16.1
7.5, better	REB	6.4
7.4, better	AST	5.2
1.5	STL	2, better
0.7	BLK	0.8, better
50.7, better	FG%	47.3
34.8, better	3P%	32.6
73.7, better	FT%	70.4
59, better	TS%	53.6

Career totals

LeBron James and Scottie Pippen career totals

43,440, better	PTS	18,940
12,095, better	REB	7,494
12,016, better	AST	6,135
2,417, better	STL	2,307
1,185, better	BLK	947
50.7, better	FG%	47.3
34.8, better	3P%	32.6
73.7, better	FT%	70.4
59, better	TS%	53.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

LeBron James and Scottie Pippen postseason

302	GP	208
41.2	MIN	39
28.2, better	PTS	17.5
8.9, better	REB	7.6
7.2, better	AST	5
1.7	STL	1.9, better
1, better	BLK	0.9
49.5, better	FG%	44.4
33.2, better	3P%	30.3
74.1, better	FT%	72.4
58.3, better	TS%	52.4

Where each stands all time

LeBron James and Scottie Pippen all-time places

1st (43,440), better	Points	69th (18,940)
22nd (12,095), better	Rebounds	86th (7,494)
4th (12,016), better	Assists	36th (6,135)
6th (2,636), better	3-pointers made	194th (978)
6th (2,417), better	Steals	8th (2,307)
64th (1,185), better	Blocks	103rd (947)

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

LeBron James and Scottie Pippen titles and awards

4	Championships	6, better
1	All-Defensive Second Team	2, better
4, better	All-NBA Second Team	2
5	All-Defensive First Team	7, better
4, better	All-NBA Third Team	2
3, better	All-Star MVP	1
13, better	All-NBA First Team	3
1, better	Rookie of the Year	—
1, better	All-Rookie First Team	—
4, better	MVP	—
4, better	Finals MVP	—

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.

LeBron James and Scottie Pippen season by season

1st	2003-04	20.9, better	5.5, better	5.9, better	1987-88	7.9	3.8	2.1
2nd	2004-05	27.2, better	7.4, better	7.2, better	1988-89	14.4	6.1	3.5
3rd	2005-06	31.4, better	7.0, better	6.6, better	1989-90	16.5	6.7	5.4
4th	2006-07	27.3, better	6.7	6.0	1990-91	17.8	7.3, better	6.2, better
5th	2007-08	30.0, better	7.9, better	7.2, better	1991-92	21.0	7.7	7.0
6th	2008-09	28.4, better	7.6	7.2, better	1992-93	18.6	7.7, better	6.3
7th	2009-10	29.7, better	7.3	8.6, better	1993-94	22.0	8.7, better	5.6
8th	2010-11	26.7, better	7.5	7.0, better	1994-95	21.4	8.1, better	5.2
9th	2011-12	27.1, better	7.9, better	6.2, better	1995-96	19.4	6.4	5.9
10th	2012-13	26.8, better	8.0, better	7.3, better	1996-97	20.2	6.5	5.7
11th	2013-14	27.1, better	6.9, better	6.3, better	1997-98	19.1	5.2	5.8
12th	2014-15	25.3, better	6.0	7.4, better	1998-99	14.5	6.5, better	5.9
13th	2015-16	25.3, better	7.4, better	6.8, better	1999-00	12.5	6.3	5.0
14th	2016-17	26.4, better	8.6, better	8.7, better	2000-01	11.3	5.2	4.6
15th	2017-18	27.5, better	8.6, better	9.1, better	2001-02	10.6	5.2	5.9
16th	2018-19	27.4, better	8.5, better	8.3, better	2002-03	10.8	4.3	4.5
17th	2019-20	25.3, better	7.8, better	10.2, better	2003-04	5.9	3.0	2.2
18th	2020-21	25.0	7.7	7.8	—	—	—	—
19th	2021-22	30.3	8.2	6.2	—	—	—	—
20th	2022-23	28.9	8.3	6.8	—	—	—	—
21st	2023-24	25.7	7.3	8.3	—	—	—	—
22nd	2024-25	24.4	7.8	8.2	—	—	—	—
23rd	2025-26	20.9	6.1	7.2	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST