Why LeBron James will never surpass Michael Jordan

All-time records can only mean so much

The fact is, LeBron has played more games than Jordan. LeBron has played in 1,143 career regular season games. Jordan, on the other hand, played in only 1,072. LeBron’s career games played will only go up from here, of course, as he’s no where near done in the league. While that’s impressive, it gives us no excuse to praise him over Jordan for the all-time records he owns.

Of course, I could give you the argument that if Jordan never retired, he would probably still own all-time records such as the playoff scoring leader, consecutive games in double figures, playoff field goals made, among others.

Heck, I’m going to give you that argument. If Jordan never retired, he’d still own those records, period. Alright, that’s enough of that.

Here’s the deal: LeBron can own those all-time records, plain and simple. He should. He’s played more games. It’s only logical. If LeBron didn’t own some of those records, it would be a shame. He is only doing what he should be doing by securing some of those all-time spots.

But, to use those records as an argument for why he’s the greatest of all-time? That’s just not intelligent.