Kevin Garnett vs LeBron James
Kevin Garnett leads 5 of 8 career categories against LeBron James, including rebounding (10.0 RPG) and per-minute impact (22.7 PER). Head to head they met 60 times, 30 of them in the playoffs, with LeBron James winning the series 31–29.
The case for Kevin Garnett: rebounding (10.0 RPG), per-minute impact (22.7 PER), career value (191.4 Win Shares), and 2 more.
The case for LeBron James: scoring (20.9 PPG), playmaking (7.2 APG), shooting efficiency (59.4% TS%).
PPG
17.820.9
RPG
10.06.1
APG
3.77.2
TS%
54.6%59.4%
PER
22.720.8
Win Shares
191.45.5
games played
146260
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 15 AS—
Head to Head
| Kevin Garnett | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 29–31 | |
| Meetings | 60 (30 playoff) | |
| PPG | 16.3 | 29.1 |
| RPG | 9.6 | 7.9 |
| APG | 2.4 | 5.9 |
| First meeting | 2003-04 | |
| Last meeting | 2015-16 | |
Per Game
| Kevin Garnett | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1462 | 60 |
| MIN | 34.5 | 33.1 |
| PTS | 17.8 | 20.9 |
| REB | 10.0 | 6.1 |
| AST | 3.7 | 7.2 |
| STL | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| BLK | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| FG% | 49.7 | 51.5 |
| 3P% | 27.5 | 31.7 |
| FT% | 78.9 | 73.7 |
Advanced
| Kevin Garnett | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 22.7 | 20.8 |
| TS% | 54.6 | 59.4 |
| USG% | 24.7 | 27.3 |
| WS | 191.4 | 5.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.182 | 0.132 |
| BPM | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| VORP | 87.9 | 2.8 |
Accolades
| Kevin Garnett | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | — |
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 9 | — |
| All-Star | 15 | — |
| All-Defensive | 12 | — |
| All-Star MVP | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring8593
Efficiency6865
Playmaking8298
Rebounding9486
Defense9385
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