Kobe Bryant vs LeBron James
LeBron James leads 8 of 8 career categories against Kobe Bryant, including scoring (26.8 PPG) and rebounding (7.5 RPG). Head to head they met 22 times, with LeBron James winning the series 16–6.
The case for Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant trails in every compared category here.
The case for LeBron James
scoring (26.8 PPG), rebounding (7.5 RPG), playmaking (7.4 APG), and 5 more.
Tale of the tape
25.0PPG26.8
5.2RPG7.5
4.7APG7.4
55.0%TS%59.0%
22.9PER26.6
172.5Win Shares276.6
1346games played1622
Head to Head
| Kobe Bryant | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Series wins | 16 |
| 24.6 | PPG | 28.2 |
| 5.0 | RPG | 7.4 |
| 5.2 | APG | 7.3 |
| 22 meetings · first 2003-04 · last 2015-16 | ||
Per Game
| Kobe Bryant | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 1346 | G | 1622 |
| 36.1 | MIN | 37.6 |
| 25.0 | PTS | 26.8 |
| 5.2 | REB | 7.5 |
| 4.7 | AST | 7.4 |
| 1.4 | STL | 1.5 |
| 0.5 | BLK | 0.7 |
| 44.7 | FG% | 50.7 |
| 32.9 | 3P% | 34.8 |
| 83.7 | FT% | 73.7 |
Advanced
| Kobe Bryant | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 22.9 | PER | 26.6 |
| 55.0 | TS% | 59.0 |
| 31.8 | USG% | 31.4 |
| 172.5 | WS | 276.6 |
| 0.170 | WS/48 | 0.218 |
| 4.2 | BPM | 8.2 |
| 77.1 | VORP | 158.2 |
Accolades
| Kobe Bryant | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | 4 |
| 2 | Finals MVP | 4 |
| 15 | All-NBA | 21 |
| 18 | All-Star | 22 |
| 12 | All-Defensive | 6 |
| 4 | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
Career percentiles
96Scoring99
72Efficiency81
88Playmaking98
75Rebounding90
83Defense92
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