LeBron James may have a 4-6 record in the NBA Finals, but his stats are unimpeachable. In 10 trips to the championship series, he led all teams in scoring six times, rebounding five times, assists eight times, steals four times and blocks once. That versatility makes him the only player in NBA history to lead each major statistical category at least once in the Finals.
His overall 24 leads are more than double the next closest challengers – Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal, and Magic Johnson, who are all tied with 11 apiece.
Duncan, by the way, is the only non-Laker or Celtic in the Top 10 – a list otherwise dominated by the league’s two most storied franchises.
Here’s a breakdown of who led each Finals series in the five main counting stats through the years. Final tally at the bottom of the page!
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Points: Luka Doncic (29.2)
Rebounds: Luka Doncic (8.8)
Assists: Jayson Tatum (7.2)
Blocks: Kristaps Porzingis (1.7)
Steals: Luka Doncic (2.6)
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Points: Nikola Jokic (30.2)
Rebounds: Nikola Jokic (14.0)
Assists: Jamal Murray (10.0)
Blocks: Nikola Jokic (1.4)
Steals: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (1.4)
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Points: Stephen Curry (31.2)
Rebounds: Andrew Wiggins (8.8)
Assists: Jayson Tatum (7.0)
Blocks: Robert Williams (2.8)
Steals: Stephen Curry (2.0)
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Points: Giannis Antetokounmpo (35.2)
Rebounds: Giannis Antetokounmpo (13.2)
Assists: Jrue Holiday (9.3)
Blocks: Giannis Antetokounmpo (1.8)
Steals: Jrue Holiday (2.2)
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Points: LeBron James (29.8)
Rebounds: LeBron James (11.8)
Assists: Jimmy Butler (9.8)
Blocks: Anthony Davis (2.0)
Steals: Jimmy Butler (2.2)
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Points: Stephen Curry (30.5)
Rebounds: Draymond Green (10.8)
Assists: Draymond Green (9.3)
Blocks: Serge Ibaka (1.7)
Steals: Kawhi Leonard (2.0)
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Points: LeBron James (34.0)
Rebounds: Kevin Love (11.2)
Assists: LeBron James (10.0)
Blocks: Kevin Durant (2.2)
Steals: Draymond Green (2.0)
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Points: Kevin Durant (35.2)
Rebounds: LeBron James (12.0)
Assists: LeBron James (10.0)
Blocks: Kevin Durant (1.6)
Steals: Kevin Love (2.2)
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Points: LeBron James (29.7)
Rebounds: LeBron James (11.3)
Assists: LeBron James (8.9)
Blocks: LeBron James (2.3)
Steals: LeBron James (2.6)
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Points: LeBron James (35.8)
Rebounds: LeBron James (13.3)
Assists: LeBron James (8.8)
Blocks: Timofey Mozgov (1.5)
Steals: Draymond Green (2.2)
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Points: LeBron James (28.2)
Rebounds: Tim Duncan (10.0)
Assists: Boris Diaw (5.8)
Blocks: Kawhi Leonard (1.2)
Steals: Danny Green (2.0)
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Points: LeBron James (25.3)
Rebounds: Tim Duncan (12.1)
Assists: LeBron James (7.0)
Blocks: Chris Bosh (1.6)
Steals: LeBron James (2.3)
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Points: Kevin Durant (30.6)
Rebounds: LeBron James (10.2)
Assists: LeBron James (7.4)
Blocks: Serge Ibaka (2.0)
Steals: Mario Chalmers (1.8)
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Points: Dwyane Wade (26.5)
Rebounds: Dirk Nowitzki (9.7)
Assists: LeBron James (6.8)
Blocks: Dwyane Wade (1.5)
Steals: LeBron James (1.7)
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Points: Kobe Bryant (28.6)
Rebounds: Pau Gasol (11.6)
Assists: Rajon Rondo (7.6)
Blocks: Pau Gasol (2.6)
Steals: Kobe Bryant (2.1)
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Points: Kobe Bryant (32.4)
Rebounds: Dwight Howard (15.2)
Assists: Kobe Bryant (7.4)
Blocks: Dwight Howard (4.0)
Steals: Trevor Ariza (1.8)
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Points: Kobe Bryant (25.7)
Rebounds: Kevin Garnett (13.0)
Assists: Rajon Rondo (6.7)
Blocks: Kevin Garnett (1.0)
Steals: Kobe Bryant (2.7)
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Points: Tony Parker (24.5)
Rebounds: Tim Duncan (11.5)
Assists: LeBron James (6.8)
Blocks: Tim Duncan (2.2)
Steals: Daniel Gibson (1.5)
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Points: Dwyane Wade (34.7)
Rebounds: Dirk Nowitzki (10.8)
Assists: Jason Williams (4.7)
Blocks: Alonzo Mourning (1.5)
Steals: Dwyane Wade (2.7)
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Points: Tim Duncan (20.6)
Rebounds: Tim Duncan (14.1)
Assists: Chauncey Billups (6.3)
Blocks: Ben Wallace (3.0)
Steals: Rasheed Wallace (2.0)
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Points: Shaquille O’Neal (26.6)
Rebounds: Ben Wallace (13.6)
Assists: Chauncey Billups (5.2)
Blocks: Rasheed Wallace (1.6)
Steals: Ben Wallace (1.8)
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Points: Tim Duncan (24.2)
Rebounds: Tim Duncan (17.0)
Assists: Jason Kidd (7.8)
Blocks: Tim Duncan (5.3)
Steals: Manu Ginobili (2.2)
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Points: Shaquille O’Neal (36.2)
Rebounds: Shaquille O’Neal (12.2)
Assists: Jason Kidd (9.8)
Blocks: Shaquille O’Neal (2.8)
Steals: Robert Horry (2.8)
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Points: Allen Iverson (35.6)
Rebounds: Shaquille O’Neal (15.8)
Assists: Aaron McKie (6.0)
Blocks: Shaquille O’Neal (3.4)
Steals: Raja Bell (2.0)
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Points: Shaquille O’Neal (38.0)
Rebounds: Shaquille O’Neal (16.7)
Assists: Mark Jackson (7.7)
Blocks: Shaquille O’Neal (2.7)
Steals: Ron Harper (1.3)
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Points: Tim Duncan (27.4)
Rebounds: Tim Duncan (14.0)
Assists: Avery Johnson (7.2)
Blocks: David Robinson (3.0)
Steals: Charlie Ward (2.6)
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Points: Michael Jordan (33.5)
Rebounds: Karl Malone (10.5)
Assists: John Stockton (8.7)
Blocks: Karl Malone (1.2)
Steals: John Stockton (2.0)
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Points: Michael Jordan (32.3)
Rebounds: Karl Malone (10.3)
Assists: John Stockton (8.8)
Blocks: Scottie Pippen (1.8)
Steals: John Stockton (2.0)
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Points: Michael Jordan (27.3)
Rebounds: Dennis Rodman (14.7)
Assists: Gary Payton (7.0)
Blocks: Shawn Kemp (2.0)
Steals: Scottie Pippen (2.3)
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Points: Hakeem Olajuwon (32.8)
Rebounds: Shaquille O’Neal (12.5)
Assists: Anfernee Hardaway (8.0)
Blocks: Shaquille O’Neal (2.5)
Steals: Robert Horry (3.0)
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Points: Hakeem Olajuwon (26.9)
Rebounds: Patrick Ewing (12.4)
Assists: Derek Harper (6.0)
Blocks: Patrick Ewing (4.3)
Steals: Derek Harper (2.4)
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Points: Michael Jordan (41.0)
Rebounds: Charles Barkley (13.0)
Assists: Scottie Pippen (7.7)
Blocks: Dan Majerle (2.2)
Steals: Scottie Pippen (2.0)
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Points: Michael Jordan (35.8)
Rebounds: Jerome Kersey (8.7)
Assists: Scottie Pippen (7.7)
Blocks: Horace Grant (2.3)
Steals: Jerome Kersey (1.8)
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Points: Michael Jordan (31.2)
Rebounds: Scottie Pippen (9.4)
Assists: Magic Johnson (12.4)
Blocks: Vlade Divac (2.4)
Steals: Michael Jordan (2.8)
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Points: Isiah Thomas (27.6)
Rebounds: Bill Laimbeer (13.4)
Assists: Terry Porter (8.4)
Blocks: John Salley (2.4)
Steals: Terry Porter (2.0)
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Points: Joe Dumars (27.2)
Rebounds: Dennis Rodman (10.0)
Assists: Isiah Thomas (7.2)
Blocks: John Salley (2.8)
Steals: Michael Cooper (1.8)
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Points: James Worthy (22.0)
Rebounds: Bill Laimbeer (8.9)
Assists: Magic Johnson (13.0)
Blocks: John Salley (1.3)
Steals: Isiah Thomas (2.9)
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Points: Magic Johnson (26.2)
Rebounds: Larry Bird (10.0)
Assists: Magic Johnson (13.0)
Blocks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2.5)
Steals: Magic Johnson (2.3)
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Points: Kevin McHale (25.8)
Rebounds: Hakeem Olajuwon (11.8)
Assists: Larry Bird (9.5)
Blocks: Hakeem Olajuwon (3.2)
Steals: Larry Bird (2.7)
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Points: Kevin McHale (26.0)
Rebounds: Kevin McHale (10.7)
Assists: Magic Johnson (14.0)
Blocks: Kevin McHale (1.8)
Steals: Byron Scott (2.5)
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Points: Larry Bird (27.4)
Rebounds: Larry Bird (14.0)
Assists: Magic Johnson (13.6)
Blocks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2.1)
Steals: Larry Bird (2.1)
Points: Moses Malone (25.8)
Rebounds: Moses Malone (18.0)
Assists: Magic Johnson (12.5)
Blocks: Julius Erving (2.8)
Steals: Maurice Cheeks (2.8)
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Points: Andrew Toney (26.0)
Rebounds: Magic Johnson (10.8)
Assists: Norm Nixon (10.0)
Blocks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3.2)
Steals: Magic Johnson (2.5)
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Points: Moses Malone (22.3)
Rebounds: Moses Malone (15.7)
Assists: Larry Bird (7.0)
Blocks: Moses Malone (2.2)
Steals: Larry Bird (2.3)
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Points: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33.4)
Rebounds: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13.6)
Assists: Lionel Hollins (8.8)
Blocks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (4.6)
Steals: Magic Johnson (2.7)
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Points: Gus Williams (29.0)
Rebounds: Jack Sikma (14.8)
Assists: John Johnson (7.0)
Blocks: Jack Sikma (3.2)
Steals: Dennis Johnson (1.8)
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Points: Elvin Hayes (20.7)
Rebounds: Marvin Webster (13.9)
Assists: Tom Henderson (5.7)
Blocks: Marvin Webster (2.6)
Steals: Gus Williams (2.0)
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Points: Julius Erving (30.3)
Rebounds: Bill Walton (19.0)
Assists: Bill Walton (5.2)
Blocks: Bill Walton (3.7)
Steals: Julius Erving (2.7)
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Points: Alvan Adams (23.0)
Rebounds: Dave Cowens (16.3)
Assists: Jo Jo White (5.8)
Blocks: Gar Heard (1.7)
Steals: Charlie Scott (2.0)
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Points: Rick Barry (29.5)
Rebounds: Wes Unseld (16.8)
Assists: Rick Barry (5.0)
Blocks: Elvin Hayes (2.8)
Steals: Rick Barry (3.5)
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Points: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32.6)
Rebounds: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12.1)
Assists: Oscar Robertson (8.3)
Blocks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2.1)
Steals: Don Chaney (2.0)
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Points: Gail Goodrich (21.8)
Rebounds: Wilt Chamberlain (18.6)
Assists: Walt Frazier (5.2)
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Points: Gail Goodrich (25.6)
Rebounds: Wilt Chamberlain (23.2)
Assists: Jerry West (8.8)
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Points: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27.0)
Rebounds: Wes Unseld (19.0)
Assists: Oscar Robertson (9.5)
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Points: Jerry West (31.3)
Rebounds: Wilt Chamberlain (24.1)
Assists: Walt Frazier (10.4)
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Points: Jerry West (37.9)
Rebounds: Wilt Chamberlain (25.0)
Assists: Jerry West (7.4)
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Points: Jerry West (31.3)
Rebounds: Bill Russell (21.8)
Assists: John Havlicek (6.7)
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Points: Rick Barry (40.8)
Rebounds: Wilt Chamberlain (28.5)
Assists: Wilt Chamberlain (6.8)
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Points: Jerry West (33.9)
Rebounds: Bill Russell (24.3)
Assists: Jerry West (5.1)
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Points: Jerry West (33.8)
Rebounds: Bill Russell (25.0)
Assists: K.C. Jones (6.6)
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Points: Wilt Chamberlain (29.2)
Rebounds: Wilt Chamberlain (27.6)
Assists: K.C. Jones (6.6)
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Points: Elgin Baylor (33.8)
Rebounds: Bill Russell (26.0)
Assists: Bob Cousy (8.5)
Points: Elgin Baylor (40.6)
Rebounds: Bill Russell (27.0)
Assists: Bob Cousy (9.3)
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Points: Cliff Hagan (29.4)
Rebounds: Bill Russell (28.8)
Assists: Bob Cousy (10.6)
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Points: Bob Pettit (25.7)
Rebounds: Bill Russell (24.9)
Assists: Bob Cousy (10.0)
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Points: Tommy Heinsohn (24.2)
Rebounds: Bill Russell (29.5)
Assists: Bob Cousy (12.8)
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Points: Bob Pettit (29.3)
Rebounds: Bob Pettit (17.0)
Assists: Bob Cousy (7.7)
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Points: Bob Pettit (30.1)
Rebounds: Bill Russell (22.9)
Assists: Bob Cousy (9.1)
Points: Paul Arizin (27.6)
Rebounds: George Yardley (15.2)
Assists: Jack George (6.2)
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Points: Dolph Schayes (19.0)
Rebounds: Dolph Schayes (7.7)
Assists: Andy Phillip (4.7)
Points: George Mikan (18.1)
Rebounds: George Mikan (13.1)
Assists: Paul Seymour (3.9)
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Points: George Mikan (20.8)
Rebounds: George Mikan (3.8)
Assists: Vern Mikkelsen (1.2)
Points: George Mikan (21.7)
Rebounds: George Mikan (17.4)
Assists: Dick McGuire (4.7)
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Points: Arnie Risen (21.7)
Rebounds: Arnie Risen (14.3)
Assists: Jack Coleman (6.3)
Points: George Mikan (32.2)
Assists: Jim Pollard (3.0)
Points: George Mikan (27.5)
Assists: Don Carlson (0.8)
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Points: Joe Fulks (23.5)
Assists: Howie Dallmar (2.7)
Points: Joe Fulks (26.2)
Assists: Howie Dallmar (2.0)
