Making the Case for NBA's GOAT part III

Totals LeBron James

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2003-04	19	CLE	NBA	SG	79	79	3122	622	1492	.417	63	217	.290	559	1275	.438	.438	347	460	.754	99	333	432	465	130	58	273	149	1654
2004-05	20	CLE	NBA	SF	80	80	3388	795	1684	.472	108	308	.351	687	1376	.499	.504	477	636	.750	111	477	588	577	177	52	262	146	2175
2005-06	21	CLE	NBA	SF	79	79	3361	875	1823	.480	127	379	.335	748	1444	.518	.515	601	814	.738	75	481	556	521	123	66	260	181	2478
2006-07	22	CLE	NBA	SF	78	78	3190	772	1621	.476	99	310	.319	673	1311	.513	.507	489	701	.698	83	443	526	470	125	55	250	171	2132
2007-08	23	CLE	NBA	SF	75	74	3027	794	1642	.484	113	359	.315	681	1283	.531	.518	549	771	.712	133	459	592	539	138	81	255	165	2250
2008-09	24	CLE	NBA	SF	81	81	3054	789	1613	.489	132	384	.344	657	1229	.535	.530	594	762	.780	106	507	613	587	137	93	241	139	2304
2009-10	25	CLE	NBA	SF	76	76	2966	768	1528	.503	129	387	.333	639	1141	.560	.545	593	773	.767	71	483	554	651	125	77	261	119	2258
2010-11	26	MIA	NBA	SF	79	79	3063	758	1485	.510	92	279	.330	666	1206	.552	.541	503	663	.759	80	510	590	554	124	50	284	163	2111
2011-12	27	MIA	NBA	SF	62	62	2326	621	1169	.531	54	149	.362	567	1020	.556	.554	387	502	.771	94	398	492	387	115	50	213	96	1683
2012-13	28	MIA	NBA	PF	76	76	2877	765	1354	.565	103	254	.406	662	1100	.602	.603	403	535	.753	97	513	610	551	129	67	226	110	2036
2013-14	29	MIA	NBA	PF	77	77	2902	767	1353	.567	116	306	.379	651	1047	.622	.610	439	585	.750	81	452	533	488	121	26	270	126	2089
2014-15	30	CLE	NBA	SF	69	69	2493	624	1279	.488	120	339	.354	504	940	.536	.535	375	528	.710	51	365	416	511	109	49	272	135	1743
2015-16	31	CLE	NBA	SF	76	76	2709	737	1416	.520	87	282	.309	650	1134	.573	.551	359	491	.731	111	454	565	514	104	49	249	143	1920
2016-17	32	CLE	NBA	SF	74	74	2794	736	1344	.548	124	342	.363	612	1002	.611	.594	358	531	.674	97	542	639	646	92	44	303	134	1954
2017-18	33	CLE	NBA	PF	57	57	2109	582	1064	.547	99	275	.360	483	789	.612	.594	255	348	.733	64	399	463	508	88	57	250	93	1518
Career			NBA		1118	1117	43381	11005	21867	.503	1566	4570	.343	9439	17297	.546	.539	6729	9100	.739	1353	6816	8169	7969	1837	874	3869	2070	30305
11 seasons		CLE	NBA		824	823	32213	8094	16506	.490	1201	3582	.335	6893	12924	.533	.527	4997	6815	.733	1001	4943	5944	5989	1348	681	2876	1575	22386
4 seasons		MIA	NBA		294	294	11168	2911	5361	.543	365	988	.369	2546	4373	.582	.577	1732	2285	.758	352	1873	2225	1980	489	193	993	495	7919

#LeBron gets much criticism for not winning more rings. The comparison to MJ stops with rings. LeBron's numbers are pretty close. But nobody ever makes the case for LBJ. He went to the NBA finals with Zydrunas Ilgauskis as his next best player. He carried a team that would have been a 65 loss team without him. The Cavs would have been buried in the basement without LBJ. But with him they were a legitimate contender. Because he did it without all-stars. With a cast of unfamiliar role players. He made the great because of his ability. He does all the tangible things well, but even more he makes everyone better around him. No doubt that LeBron James is in the discussion of the GOAT. He is the best in the league now. But how would MJ do in today's league. 6'6" shooting guard, great defender, floor general. But would he win six rings in todays NBA?