Cross-era · careers 1 years apart

John Stockton vs LeBron James

John Stockton 1984-2002 · Guard LeBron James 2003-2025 · Forward · active

John Stockton (1984-2002) and LeBron James (2003-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 1 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, LeBron James was the higher-volume scorer (26.8 points per game to 13.1); adjusted for era they scored at 1.30× and 2.70× their league average respectively; John Stockton created more for others (10.5 assists per game to 7.4). LeBron James holds the edge on accolades — 4 MVPs, 4 championships, 4 Finals MVPs and the #3 all-time ranking to John Stockton's #49.

Career averages

John StocktonStatLeBron James
13.1 Points / game 26.8
2.7 Rebounds / game 7.4
10.5 Assists / game 7.4
2.2 Steals / game 1.5
0.2 Blocks / game 0.7
51.5% Field goal % 50.8%
38.4% 3-point % 34.7%
82.6% Free throw % 73.7%
60.8% True shooting % 60.8%
1,504 Games played 1,622

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

John StocktonStatLeBron James
1.30× Points vs era avg 2.70×
0.65× Rebounds vs era avg 1.80×
4.52× Assists vs era avg 3.36×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats aren't available for John Stockton.

John StocktonStatLeBron James
— Offensive rating 113.8
— Defensive rating 107.9
— Net rating 5.9
— Usage % 27.2%
— Assist % 34.1%
— Rebound % 10.7%

Playoff averages

John StocktonStatLeBron James
13.4 Points / game 28.4
3.3 Rebounds / game 9.0
10.1 Assists / game 7.2
1.9 Steals / game 1.7
0.3 Blocks / game 1.0
47.5% Field goal % 49.8%
31.4% 3-point % 33.2%
80.6% Free throw % 73.8%
182 Playoff games 292

Accolades

John StocktonStatLeBron James
0 MVP awards 4
0 Finals MVP 4
0 Championships 4
10 All-Star selections 21
2 All-NBA 1st Team 13
#49 All-time GOAT rank #3

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