lebron james first years in the league year by year

LeBron James averaged 20.9 points, 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds in 79 games in his first season in his rookie season in 2003-04. He won the Rookie of the Year award.

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		NAME	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1		LeBron James L. James	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	20.9	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	1,654	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144

	NAME	DATE	SEASON	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	4/14/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	NYK	35	17	1	5	3	0	8	17	47.1	0	3	0.0	1	1	100.0	48.7	0	1	5	1	-6
2	LeBron James L. James	4/12/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	MIL	45	27	7	9	2	0	9	20	45.0	1	4	25.0	8	11	72.7	54.3	1	6	1	1	+11
3	LeBron James L. James	4/10/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	MIA	32	10	3	11	0	0	4	11	36.4	0	2	0.0	2	5	40.0	37.9	1	2	2	3	+14
4	LeBron James L. James	4/9/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	MIA	42	24	7	8	1	0	6	14	42.9	1	1	100.0	11	15	73.3	58.3	1	6	8	2	-16
5	LeBron James L. James	4/7/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	MEM	36	14	3	5	3	0	4	11	36.4	0	0		6	7	85.7	49.7	0	3	2	4	-11
6	LeBron James L. James	4/6/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	TOR	46	21	6	4	3	0	5	17	29.4	0	0		11	14	78.6	45.3	1	5	3	2	+2
7	LeBron James L. James	4/3/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	GSW	46	34	8	10	1	1	12	28	42.9	3	5	60.0	7	11	63.6	51.8	3	5	3	1	-3
8	LeBron James L. James	4/2/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	MIL	36	20	7	7	5	0	9	19	47.4	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.3	0	7	5	3	-13
9	LeBron James L. James	3/30/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	DAL	42	28	5	6	4	0	13	22	59.1	0	2	0.0	2	4	50.0	58.9	1	4	3	2	-10
10	LeBron James L. James	3/29/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	SAS	32	18	2	4	0	1	9	20	45.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		45.0	0	2	2	0	-14
11	LeBron James L. James	3/27/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	NJN	43	41	6	13	3	0	15	29	51.7	1	2	50.0	10	10	100.0	61.4	2	4	2	1	+10
12	LeBron James L. James	3/26/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	PHI	33	16	3	7	0	1	5	13	38.5	1	2	50.0	5	9	55.6	47.2	2	1	5	1	-24
13	LeBron James L. James	3/23/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	PHX	42	25	2	6	3	1	8	21	38.1	2	5	40.0	7	9	77.8	50.1	1	1	5	0	-12
14	LeBron James L. James	3/21/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	DET	36	15	7	3	0	2	5	17	29.4	1	4	25.0	4	5	80.0	39.1	2	5	4	4	-21
15	LeBron James L. James	3/19/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	UTA	33	14	0	7	2	1	4	14	28.6	0	2	0.0	6	10	60.0	38.0	0	0	2	3	-2
16	LeBron James L. James	3/16/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	CHI	32	17	5	8	0	5	5	16	31.3	2	3	66.7	5	8	62.5	43.5	3	2	4	1	+24
17	LeBron James L. James	3/14/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	IND	44	26	3	4	3	1	12	22	54.5	0	2	0.0	2	4	50.0	54.7	0	3	4	3	+5
18	LeBron James L. James	3/10/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	TOR	34	14	3	4	1	0	4	13	30.8	0	0		6	7	85.7	43.5	1	2	2	2	+16
19	LeBron James L. James	3/8/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	ATL	45	34	6	7	1	0	11	23	47.8	1	4	25.0	11	13	84.6	59.2	2	4	2	1	+11
20	LeBron James L. James	3/6/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	MIL	43	24	7	10	4	1	11	24	45.8	0	3	0.0	2	3	66.7	47.4	2	5	2	3	+9
21	LeBron James L. James	3/5/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	NOH	37	19	6	4	2	0	7	17	41.2	2	2	100.0	3	4	75.0	50.6	2	4	4	5	+1
22	LeBron James L. James	3/3/2004	2003-04	CLE	vs	ATL	28	24	7	3	1	1	9	17	52.9	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	61.1	1	6	1	0	+22
23	LeBron James L. James	3/1/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	CHI	41	18	3	3	4	1	7	17	41.2	0	2	0.0	4	6	66.7	45.8	0	3	3	2	-4
24	LeBron James L. James	2/27/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	ORL	49	30	11	3	3	1	11	19	57.9	1	1	100.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	1	10	5	1	+7
25	LeBron James L. James	2/25/2004	2003-04	CLE	@	HOU	39	11	7	5	2	1	5	18	27.8	0	2	0.0	1	3	33.3	28.5	2	5	2	1	-5
	Average						39.5	20.9	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	1.9	-1.8
	Total						3,122	1,654	432	465	130	58	622	1,492	41.7	63	217	29.0	347	460	75.4	48.8	99	333	273	149	-144

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	TEAM	L	PCT	GB
11	Celtics	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0		0.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

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ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.4

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

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1-0

Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000
4	Lakers	1	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0	0		0.5