Jonas Valančiūnas vs LeBron James
LeBron James leads 6 of 8 career categories against Jonas Valančiūnas, including scoring (26.8 PPG) and playmaking (7.4 APG). Head to head they met 51 times, 10 of them in the playoffs, with LeBron James winning the series 39–12.
The case for Jonas Valančiūnas
rebounding (9.0 RPG), shooting efficiency (61.6% TS%).
The case for LeBron James
scoring (26.8 PPG), playmaking (7.4 APG), per-minute impact (26.6 PER), and 3 more.
Tale of the tape
12.8PPG26.8
9.0RPG7.5
1.4APG7.4
61.6%TS%59.0%
20.6PER26.6
87.6Win Shares276.6
1002games played1622
Head to Head
| Jonas Valančiūnas | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Series wins | 39 |
| 12.6 | PPG | 27.9 |
| 8.7 | RPG | 7.1 |
| 1.3 | APG | 8.1 |
| 51 meetings (10 in the playoffs) · first 2012-13 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| Jonas Valančiūnas | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 1002 | G | 1622 |
| 24.4 | MIN | 37.6 |
| 12.8 | PTS | 26.8 |
| 9.0 | REB | 7.5 |
| 1.4 | AST | 7.4 |
| 0.4 | STL | 1.5 |
| 0.9 | BLK | 0.7 |
| 56.1 | FG% | 50.7 |
| 34.0 | 3P% | 34.8 |
| 79.3 | FT% | 73.7 |
Advanced
| Jonas Valančiūnas | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 20.6 | PER | 26.6 |
| 61.6 | TS% | 59.0 |
| 21.6 | USG% | 31.4 |
| 87.6 | WS | 276.6 |
| 0.172 | WS/48 | 0.218 |
| 0.8 | BPM | 8.2 |
| 17.2 | VORP | 158.2 |
Accolades
| Jonas Valančiūnas | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 4 |
| — | Finals MVP | 4 |
| — | All-NBA | 21 |
| — | All-Star | 22 |
| — | All-Defensive | 6 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
Career percentiles
74Scoring99
88Efficiency81
42Playmaking98
94Rebounding90
65Defense92
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