Considered by some to be the best player in the history of basketball, LeBron James has one of the finest records in the orange ball, but also in sport in general. The King has won just about everything since joining the NBA in 2003 and set countless records along the way. This is the list of all of his accomplishments. Spoiler, it’s long.
Palmares
In the NBA:
- 4 times NBA champion
- 4 times Finals MVP
- 4 times regular season MVP
- 18 times All-Star
- 3-time All-Star Game MVP
- 13 times in the All-NBA First Team
- 3 times in the All-NBA Second Team
- 2 times in the All-NBA Third Team
- 5 times in the NBA All-Defensive First Team
- 1 time in the NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- 1 regular season scoring title
- 1 title of best passer of the regular season
- 3-time NBA leader in minutes played
- 2004 Rookie of the Year and member of the NBA All-Rookie First Team
With Team USA:
- 2 times Olympic champion
- 1 bronze medal at the Olympic Games
- 1 bronze medal at the world championships
- 1 time champion of the Americas
- 1 time USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
Before the NBA:
- 2 times best high school student in the country
- 3-time state champion (Ohio)
- 3 times Mr. Ohio Basketball
- MVP du McDonald’s All-American Game
- 2 times in the All-American First Team
the memories
In the regular season:
- Longest streak of consecutive games to 10 points
- Record holder for the number of 20-point games
- Record holder for the number of best player of the week titles
- Record holder for the number of best player of the month titles
- Record holder for the number of selections in an All-NBA Team
- Record holder for the number of selections in an All-NBA First Team
- Only player in history to combine 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 10,000 career assists
In Playoffs:
- Record holder of the number of points
- Record holder for the number of interceptions
- Record holder for the number of baskets and free throws scored
- Record holder for the number of matches and minutes played
- Record holder of the number of victories
- Record holder for the number of games at 20, 25, 30 points
- Record holder of the number of games in 20 points – 10 rebounds – 10 assists, 30-10-10 and 40-10-10
- Record holder for the number of points scored in a row in a Playoff match
- Only player in history to be in the Top 10 in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals
- Only player in history to be in the Top 5 in both points, assists and steals
- Only player in history to complete a series of Playoffs as the leading scorer, rebounder, passer, interceptor and blocker (both teams combined)
- Only player in history to win Finals MVP with three different franchises
In NBA Finals:
- Record holder for the number of defensive rebounds
- Record holder for the number of triple-doubles
- Only player in history to shoot a triple-double in an entire NBA Finals
- Only player in history to chain 8 consecutive NBA Finals within several teams
Au All-Star Game :
- Record holder of the number of points
- Recordman of the number of baskets
- Record holder for the number of matches played
- Record holder for the number of minutes played
Earliness:
- Youngest player to be selected in number 1 of the Draft
- Youngest player to be Rookie of the Year
- Youngest player to score 30 and 40 points in a game
- Youngest player to score 2,000 points in a season, and to average 30 points in a season
- Youngest player to finish top scorer in an NBA season
- Youngest player to appear on an All-NBA Team, including the All-NBA First Team
- Youngest player to be named All-Star Game MVP
- Youngest player to achieve a triple-double in a Playoff game
- Youngest player to score 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 15,000, 20,000, 25,000, 30,000, 35,000 and 37,000 points in the NBA
- Youngest player to score 4,000, 5,000, 6,000 and 7,000 points in the Playoffs
But also :
- Oldest player to pull off a 30-point triple-double
- Oldest player to average a 30-point season
Its place in the various all-time rankings
- 2nd in points
- 36th in rebounds
- 6th in number of assists
- 9th in interceptions
- 90th in blocks
- 11th in double-doubles
- 5th in number of triple-doubles
- 2nd in number of baskets scored
- 4th in number of free throws scored
- 10th in 3-pointers scored
- 10th in games played
- 3rd in minutes played
PS: in the all-time rankings, the stats in the Playoffs are not counted. These are the regular season numbers that serve as a reference.
Other Accomplishments
- 4-time AP Athlete of the Year
- 3-time Sports Illustrated Sports Personality of the Year
- 3-time ESPY Male Athlete of the Year
- 1 time TIME Athlete of the Year
- 1 time winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
- Member of the NBA All-Time Top 75
- First active NBA player to become a billionaire
- Opened a school in Akron
