"Here are Jordan’s playoff averages from 1996-98 when the Bulls won three championships:ġ996: 30.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.1 apg. Kobe’s PPWS during championship run (regular season): 1.306. Jordan’s PPWS during second three-peat (regular season) : 1.29 (48% FG, 50.4% eFG, 56% TS) So yeah, prime Jordan was better, although if you look deeper into the numbers you’d see that old Kobe beats old Jordan pretty handily. Kobe’s numbers from 2001 - 2011: 1.307 Points per FGA
Bryant has the edge in terms of long range shooting, while Jordan had the more consistent midrange game and finished a bit better in traffic thanks to his larger hands.įor those curious, Jordan’s numbers from 86 - 98: 26556/19733 = 1.346 Points per FGA It is obvious to any objective observer that Bryant is the closest thing to Jordan since Jordan retired they have similar body types, for most of their careers they played the same position in the same offensive system for the same coach and they both were the dominant winners in their sport during their respective careers.īoth Jordan and Bryant did not have any skill set weaknesses once they reached their respective primes and I consider them equal as defenders, rebounders and passers. He has sustained a level of offensive production most players can only dream of, let alone guards. I’m willing to go so far as to say that Kobe is the best offensive weapon this league has ever seen.
It’s a lot closer than you would imagine. When you take into account their output over their whole careers, it’s surprising that with Jordan’s reputation as the greatest scorer in NBA history, that Kobe is breathing right down his neck.Īnother fun tidbit: Had Kobe taken the same amount of shots as the great Michael Jordan (22.9 - 19.6, so 3.3 more shots attempted per game over their careers), Kobe’s career scoring average would be 25.5 + 3.3 * 1.301 = 25.5 + 4.293 = 29.8 PPGĠ.3 PPG, that’s apparently the gap between Kobe and Jordan. People might say that my logic is faulty, but fact is, if you take into account eFG%, and TS%, Kobe’s numbers (48.7% eFG, 55.5% TS) isn’t that far off from Jordan’s (50.9% eFG, 56.9% TS). Are you really telling me that 0.23 made shots a game, is the only thing separating Kobe from Jordan? The difference between the 10 - 15th spots in the greatest pantheon of NBA players, and the GOAT? This means that had Kobe made 0.23 more shots a game over his career, he would have the exact same efficiency as Jordan.
What does this all mean? Well it means that over their whole careers, the difference between Kobe and Jordan’s scoring output, is literally 283 shots. If we take into account Kobe’s average efficiency per shot taken (PPWS), 31617(PTS)/24301(FGA) = 1.301 Points Per FGA, that means that Kobe will need 675/1.301 = 519 shots to equal Jordan. Here’s the thing though, despite the 4.3% difference in FG%, the difference in total number of points between the two is…675. Kobe, in comparison, shoots a “paltry” 19.6 FGA over his career. This can mainly be attributed to Jordan’s ridiculous 22.9 FGA, tops in league history.
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