LeBron James vs Michael Jordan: A Statistical Comparison

#4 Per game performance stats

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Michael Jordan is the all-time leader in points per game in both the regular season as well as the playoffs. LeBron James is a better rebounder, which can be attributed to his greater physical gifts. LeBron also averages more assists than Jordan, which can be attributed to the fact that in every LeBron team ever, he has essentially been the point guard for the offense, whereas Jordan played in the triangle offense for his entire career, which offers fewer opportunities to average high assist numbers. It is tough to differentiate who has the better stats here.

Both players raise their game significantly in the playoffs, but here Jordan has the clear edge - he scored 5 points per game more than LeBron for an unreal average of 33.4 points per playoff game. He averages more steals and almost as many blocks, while the advantage LeBron has in rebounding and assist numbers do not offset the advantage Jordan took through his scoring numbers.