This MJ vs Lebron comparison is compared by their first 10 years in the NBA! Here we go! (If they are in red that means they won that category)
MVPs:
MJ: 3 – finished 2nd twice and 3rd twice
Lebron: 4 – finished 2nd once and 3rd once
(Lebron Wins)
Championships:
MJ: 3 in 3 tries
Lebron: 2 in 4 tries
(MJ Wins)
Finals MVPs:
MJ: 3 – MJ became the first person in NBA history to win finals MVP three for three consecutive years, a feat later repeated by himself and achieved by Shaquille O’Neal
Lebron: 2
(MJ Wins)
Scoring Titles:
MJ: 7
Lebron: 1
(MJ Wins)
Steals Titles:
MJ: 3
Lebron: 0
(MJ Wins)
Rookie of the Year:
MJ: 1
Lebron: 1
(TIE)
Defensive player of the year:
MJ: 1 – The year MJ won DPOY he also led the NBA in steals per game, points per game and won MVP
Lebron: 0
(MJ Wins)
Scoring Title and MVP in the same season:
MJ: 3
Lebron: 0
(MJ Wins)
MVP and Finals MVP in the same season:
MJ: 2
Lebron: 2
(Tie)
Scoring Title and Steals Title in the same season:
MJ: 3
Lebron: 0
(MJ Wins)
Scoring Title, MVP and Finals MVP in the same season:
MJ: 2
Lebron: 0
(MJ Wins)
Scoring Title and Finals MVP in the same season:
MJ: 3
Lebron: 0
(MJ Wins)
Games Played
MJ: 684 (MJ missed the majority of his second season with a broken foot and retired in 1993 and came back for the last 17 games of the 1994-1995 season)
Lebron: 765
(Lebron Wins)
Minutes Played:
MJ: 26,510
Lebron: 30,374
(Lebron Wins)
Regular season averages:
Points per game:
MJ: 32.2
Lebron: 27.6
(MJ Wins)
Assists per game:
MJ: 5.9
Lebron: 6.9
(Lebron Wins)
Rebounds per game:
MJ: 6.3
Lebron: 7.3
(Lebron Wins)
Steals per game:
MJ: 2.7
Lebron: 1.7
(MJ Wins)
Blocks per game:
MJ: 1.0
Lebron: 0.8
(MJ Wins)
FG%
MJ: 51.4%
Lebron: 49.0%
(MJ Wins)
3PT%
MJ: 30.7%
Lebron: 33.7%
(Lebron Wins)
FT%
MJ: 84.5%
Lebron: 74.7%
(MJ Wins)
Categories won
MJ: 14
Lebron: 6
Jordan wins! This is not biased at all, just facts.
