Ben Wallace vs Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant leads 7 of 8 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and playmaking (4.7 APG). Head to head they met 32 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with Kobe Bryant winning the series 21–11.
The case for Ben Wallace: rebounding (9.6 RPG).
The case for Kobe Bryant: scoring (25.0 PPG), playmaking (4.7 APG), shooting efficiency (55.0% TS%), and 4 more.
PPG
5.725.0
RPG
9.65.2
APG
1.34.7
TS%
47.4%55.0%
PER
15.522.9
Win Shares
93.6172.5
games played
10881346
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 18 AS
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 11–21 | |
| Meetings | 32 (5 playoff) | |
| PPG | 6.0 | 22.2 |
| RPG | 9.4 | 4.1 |
| APG | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| First meeting | 1996-97 | |
| Last meeting | 2011-12 | |
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1088 | 1346 |
| MIN | 29.5 | 36.1 |
| PTS | 5.7 | 25.0 |
| REB | 9.6 | 5.2 |
| AST | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| STL | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| FG% | 47.4 | 44.7 |
| 3P% | 13.7 | 32.9 |
| FT% | 41.4 | 83.7 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 15.5 | 22.9 |
| TS% | 47.4 | 55.0 |
| USG% | 10.9 | 31.8 |
| WS | 93.6 | 172.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.140 | 0.170 |
| BPM | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| VORP | 31.2 | 77.1 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 4 | — |
| All-NBA | 5 | 15 |
| All-Star | 4 | 18 |
| All-Defensive | 6 | 12 |
| MVP | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 4 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring3796
Efficiency2772
Playmaking4688
Rebounding9175
Defense9383
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