David Robinson vs LeBron James
David Robinson leads 6 of 8 career categories against LeBron James, including scoring (21.1 PPG) and rebounding (10.6 RPG). The two never shared an NBA floor — David Robinson's last season was 2002-03, and LeBron James debuted in 2025-26.
The case for David Robinson: scoring (21.1 PPG), rebounding (10.6 RPG), per-minute impact (26.2 PER), and 3 more.
The case for LeBron James: playmaking (7.2 APG), shooting efficiency (59.4% TS%).
PPG
21.120.9
RPG
10.66.1
APG
2.57.2
TS%
58.3%59.4%
PER
26.220.8
Win Shares
177.15.5
games played
98760
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 10 All-NBA · 10 AS—
Per Game
| David Robinson | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 987 | 60 |
| MIN | 34.7 | 33.1 |
| PTS | 21.1 | 20.9 |
| REB | 10.6 | 6.1 |
| AST | 2.5 | 7.2 |
| STL | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| BLK | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| FG% | 51.8 | 51.5 |
| 3P% | 25.0 | 31.7 |
| FT% | 73.6 | 73.7 |
Advanced
| David Robinson | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 26.2 | 20.8 |
| TS% | 58.3 | 59.4 |
| USG% | 26.4 | 27.3 |
| WS | 177.1 | 5.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.248 | 0.132 |
| BPM | 7.0 | 3.5 |
| VORP | 78.7 | 2.8 |
Accolades
| David Robinson | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | — |
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 10 | — |
| All-Star | 10 | — |
| All-Defensive | 8 | — |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring9293
Efficiency8965
Playmaking6698
Rebounding9786
Defense9985
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