LeBron James
Garbage-time splits · 10 seasons · 738 career GP
Official PPG
26.5
as in the box score
Real PPG
26.0
garbage time removed
Garbage % of points
2.04%
400 garbage pts · Δ -0.5 PPG
Combined official /g
44.7
PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK · box-score sum
Combined real /g
43.9
garbage time removed
Combined garbage %
1.83%
garbage sum ÷ official sum
Scoring by season — per game
| Season | GP | Official PPG | Real PPG | Garbage PPG | Garbage % | Δ PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 70 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 0.7 | 3.43% | -0.7 |
| 2024-25 | 75 | 24.5 | 23.9 | 0.6 | 2.29% | -0.6 |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 25.8 | 25.2 | 0.6 | 2.29% | -0.6 |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 27.9 | 27.6 | 0.3 | 0.96% | -0.3 |
| 2021-22 | 56 | 30.3 | 29.3 | 0.9 | 3.07% | -0.9 |
| 2020-21 | 51 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 0.4 | 1.58% | -0.4 |
| 2019-20 | 88 | 25.9 | 25.0 | 0.9 | 3.55% | -0.9 |
| 2018-19 | 55 | 27.4 | 27.0 | 0.4 | 1.33% | -0.4 |
| 2017-18 | 104 | 28.9 | 28.6 | 0.3 | 0.90% | -0.3 |
| 2016-17 | 92 | 27.7 | 27.2 | 0.5 | 1.69% | -0.5 |
| Career | 738 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 0.5 | 2.04% | -0.5 |
Career splits — per game
Official = real + garbage. Garbage % is garbage as a share of the official total; Δ is real minus official.
| Stat | Official | Real | Garbage | Garbage % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTS | 26.5 | 26.0 | 0.5 | 2.04% | -0.5 |
| REB | 8.1 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 1.68% | -0.1 |
| AST | 8.2 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 1.46% | -0.1 |
| STL | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.10% | -0.0 |
| BLK | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.17% | -0.0 |
| TOV | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 1.62% | -0.1 |
| 3PM | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.26% | -0.0 |
| eFG% | 57.57% | 57.44% | 65.02% | — | — |
| FG% | 52.24% | 52.14% | 58.02% | — | — |
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