LeBron James won his fourth NBA championship with his third franchise at he end of the 2019-20 NBA season.
With an NBA career spanning three decades coming directly out of high school, LeBron has not only etched his name as one of the league’s best players in the history of the NBA over the last seventeen seasons, but his ten NBA Finals’ appearances has allowed him to stamp his name all over the NBA Finals record books.
| Stat | Hi | Opp. | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 51 | GSW | 2018 |
| Rebounds | 18 | GSW | 2015 |
| Assists | 14 | GSW | 2017 |
| Steals | 4 | multiple | times |
| Blocks | 3 | multiple | times |
| FTM | 14 | GSW | 2015 |
| FTA | 18 | GSW | 2015 |
| FGM | 19 | GSW | 2018 |
| FGA | 38 | GSW | 2015 |
| Threes | 6 | MIA | 2013 |
| TOV | 8 | GSW | 2017 |
Let’s take a look where the great LeBron James sits when it comes to NBA Finals records.
LeBron James’ NBA Finals records
| #1 | Triple Doubles | 11 |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Points | 1562 |
| #2 | Three-Pointers | 101 |
| #2 | Steals | 93 |
| #2 | Assist | 430 |
| #2 | Field Goals | 588 |
| #3 | Appearances | 10 |
| #4 | Rebounds | 561 |
| #4 | Games Played | 55 |
| #6 | Blocks | 46 |
With ten appearances in the NBA championship series, LeBron surprisingly only holds one individual NBA Finals record. His eleven triple doubles is the best in NBA history which is three more than fellow Lakers legend Magic Johnson‘s eight. He trails only Magic when it comes to assists (584) and steals (102) in the NBA Finals. LeBron’s 1562 points and 588 field goals is second to the great Jerry West, who has 1679 points on 612 field goals.
When it comes to three-pointers made, James trails Steph Curry by 20 made threes (121)
LeBron’s NBA Finals Winning Percentage
Speaking of LeBron James’ ten NBA Finals appearances, that’s only good for third on the list. He’s tied with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with ten appearances trailing Boston Celtic greats Bill Russell (12) and Sam Jones (11).
James’ NBA Finals’ winning percentage is now .400% (4/10). It may not be Michael Jordan‘s perfect 100% winning percentage in the NBA Finals (6/6) or Bill Russell‘s 11/12 (.917), but it’s comparable to other NBA greats such as Magic’s .556% (5/9) and Kareem’s .600% (6/10).
For all the LeBron-haters that call into question his GOATness when it comes to his winning percentage in the NBA Finals, we present to you Jerry West and Elgin Baylor both of whom played in nine NBA Finals and won only one for a .111% winning percentage. Wilt Chamberlain only won two NBA titles out of six (.333).
