How Far Has LeBron James Traveled in His NBA Career?

Has King James delivered his final dunk?

The future of LeBron James is far from certain as the NBA Playoffs continues without the LA Lakers. 

James has earned his place among the NBA’s all-time elites. His career is (or was) remarkable and is a favorite in sports betting

Among the most laudable aspects of James’ career is his durability. Over nearly a quarter-century, James played in 1561 regular-season and 292 post-season games. That’s the equivalent of 22.59 full 82-game regular seasons. 

King James logged a lot of miles, both on and off the court. 

On the court, James covered roughly 2.329 miles per game over the final 11 years of his career before this 2024-25 season. That’s all the player-tracking data available.  

Here’s a breakdown, via the NBA. 

If we extrapolate that figure over his combined 1,853 regular-season and playoff games, that means James covered 4,315.637 miles moving up and down the floor during his career. That’s nearly 90% of the distance that James traveled in terms of teams in his career – going from Cleveland, to Miami, back to Cleveland, then to LA (4,850 miles). 

Off the court, James nearly covered 1.4 million miles traveling as a pro. Or 1,389,208 miles to be approximately exact. 

To find LeBron James' estimated travel distance for each of his 22 NBA seasons (2003-04 to 2024-25), Bookies.com calculated the approximate miles traveled per season based on his team’s schedule, road games, playoff runs, and other travel (e.g., All-Star, preseason, training camps). 

Since exact travel logs aren’t publicly available, we used a refined methodology to tailor distances to each team’s geographic profile and LeBron’s participation.

Note: The data below is an approximate estimate and not an exact calculation.