Career summary
- 2007 NBA Eastern Conference Champions with the Cavaliers : 2007
- The Sporting News Co-MVP: 2006
- NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2006
- 3-time NBA All-Star: 2005, 2006, 2007
- 3-time All-NBA:
- First Team: 2006
- Second Team: 2005, 2007
- NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2004
- NBA Rookie of the Year: 2004
- 5 time NBA Player of the Month Award: 2004-2007
- 10 time NBA Player of the Week Award: 2004-2007
- Won all six Rookie of the Month awards for the Eastern Conference: 2004
- Gold medal with 2001 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival North Team: 2001
- Bronze medal with Team USA, 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece: 2004
- Bronze medal with Team USA, 2006 FIBA World Championships: 2006
- Gold medal with Team USA, 2007 FIBA Americas Championships: 2007
- NBA regular season leader, field goals made: 2005 (795).
- NBA regular season leader, minutes played: 2005 (3,388), 2007 (3,190).
- NBA regular season leader, traditional three-point plays: 2006 (79).
- Career 40+ point games (regular season): 17 (as of 2006-07)
- Career 40+ point games (postseason): 3 (as of 2006-07)
- Career 50+ point games (regular season): 3 (as of 2006-07)
- Career triple-doubles (regular season): 10 (2006-07)
- Career triple-doubles (postseason): 2 (as of 2005-06)
NBA milestones
- One of three players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in their rookie season.
- Includes Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan.
- One of five players in NBA history to average over 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a season.
- Includes Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson (achieved this six times), and John Havlicek (achieved this twice).
- One of four players in NBA history to average at least 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a season.
- Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this twice), Jerry West, and Michael Jordan.
- One of three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in their playoff debut.
- Includes Magic Johnson and Johnny McCarthy.
- One of two players in NBA history to average at least 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for three consecutive seasons.
- Includes Oscar Robertson.
- 2nd place all-time on consecutive 20-point games to start a playoff career with 19.
- Behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 27 consecutive games
- Only player in NBA history to score 25 straight points in a playoff game.
Youngest player records
James owns numerous NBA "youngest player" records:1
- Youngest player to be named NBA Rookie of the Year (19 years of age).
- Youngest player to record a triple-double (20 years, 20 days).
- Recorded 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists on January 19, 2005 vs. the Portland Trail Blazers.
- Youngest player to score 40 points in a game (19 years, 88 days).
- Youngest player to score 50 points in a game (20 years, 80 days).
- Recorded 56 points vs. the Toronto Raptors on March 20, 2005.
- Youngest player to score 2,000 points in a season (19 years, 272 days days).
- Youngest player to average 30 points per game in a season (2005-06 season).
- Youngest player to win an All-Star Game MVP (21 years, 51 days)
- Youngest player to be named to the All-NBA first team (21 years, 138 days).
- Youngest player to lead the league in All-Star voting (22 years, 26 days)
- Youngest player to be awarded All-NBA honors.
- Youngest player to reach:
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- 1,000 points
- 2,000 points
- 3,000 points
- 4,000 points
- 5,000 points
- 6,000 points
- 7,000 points
- 8,000 points
Notes: 1 Beginning in 2006 the NBA introduced age requirement restrictions. Prospective high school players must now wait a year before entering the NBA, making these records more difficult to break.
Cavaliers franchise records
- Points
- Game: 56 (March 20, 2005 vs. Toronto Raptors).
- Game, playoffs: 48 (May 31, 2007 vs. Detroit Pistons).
- Half, playoffs: 25 (1st half, April 30, 2006 vs. Washington Wizards)
- Quarter: 21 (4th quarter, April 5, 2006 vs. New York Knicks).
- Quarter, playoffs: 18 (1st quarter, April 30, 2006 vs. Washington Wizards).
- Season: 2,478 (2005-06)
- Career scoring average: 26.7
- Consecutive games scoring at least 35 points: 9 (March 22–April 8, 2006)
- Consecutive Points: 25 (May 31, 2007 vs. Detroit Pistons)
- Field goals made
- Game: 19 (3 times, most recently April 5, 2006 vs. New York Knicks)
High school honors
- 2000:
- 27-0 Record
- State Champions
- 2001:
- USA Today All-USA First Team (first sophomore to receive this honor)
- Ohio Mr. Basketball (first sophomore to receive this honor)
- Adidas ABCD Camp Underclassmen MVP
- State Champions
- 2002:
- USA Today High School Player of the Year
- Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player of the Year
- USA Today All-USA First Team
- Ohio Mr. Basketball
- 2003:
- USA Today High School Player of the Year
- Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player of the Year
- USA Today All-USA First Team
- Ohio Mr. Basketball
- Ohio Division II Player of the Year
- Naismith High School Player of the Year
- Morgan Wootten Award (McDonald's National Player of the Year)
- McDonald's High School All-American
- McDonald's High School All-American Game MVP
- 2003 Powerade Jam Fest Champion
- Jeremy Nathaniel Memorial Classic MVP
- Jordan Capital Classic MVP
- EA Sports Roundball Classic MVP
- State Champions
- National Champions
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