Kobe Bryant vs LeBron James

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Kobe Bryant and LeBron James compared on their NBA careers: Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16, LeBron James 23 seasons, 2003-04 to 2025-26. Kobe Bryant averaged 25 points a game to LeBron James's 26.8. Kobe Bryant won 5 titles, LeBron James won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

LeBron James leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Kobe Bryant in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James career per game

1,346	GP	1,622
36.1	MIN	37.6
25	PTS	26.8, better
5.2	REB	7.5, better
4.7	AST	7.4, better
1.4	STL	1.5, better
0.5	BLK	0.7, better
44.7	FG%	50.7, better
32.9	3P%	34.8, better
83.7, better	FT%	73.7
55	TS%	59, better

Career totals

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James career totals

33,643	PTS	43,440, better
7,047	REB	12,095, better
6,306	AST	12,016, better
1,944	STL	2,417, better
640	BLK	1,185, better
44.7	FG%	50.7, better
32.9	3P%	34.8, better
83.7, better	FT%	73.7
55	TS%	59, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James postseason

220	GP	302
39.3	MIN	41.2
25.6	PTS	28.2, better
5.1	REB	8.9, better
4.7	AST	7.2, better
1.4	STL	1.7, better
0.7	BLK	1, better
44.8	FG%	49.5, better
33.1	3P%	33.2, better
81.6, better	FT%	74.1
54.1	TS%	58.3, better

Where each stands all time

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James all-time places

4th (33,643)	Points	1st (43,440), better
94th (7,047)	Rebounds	16th (12,095), better
34th (6,306)	Assists	4th (12,016), better
32nd (1,827)	3-pointers made	6th (2,636), better
18th (1,944)	Steals	6th (2,417), better
190th (640)	Blocks	64th (1,185), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James titles and awards

5, better	Championships	4
1, better	All-Rookie Second Team	—
2	All-NBA Third Team	4, better
2	All-NBA Second Team	4, better
8, better	All-Defensive First Team	5
3, better	All-Defensive Second Team	1
4, better	All-Star MVP	3
11	All-NBA First Team	13, better
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
1	MVP	4, better
2	Finals MVP	4, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James season by season

1st	1996-97	7.6	1.9	1.3	2003-04	20.9, better	5.5, better	5.9, better
2nd	1997-98	15.4	3.1	2.5	2004-05	27.2, better	7.4, better	7.2, better
3rd	1998-99	19.9	5.3	3.8	2005-06	31.4, better	7.0, better	6.6, better
4th	1999-00	22.5	6.3	4.9	2006-07	27.3, better	6.7, better	6.0, better
5th	2000-01	28.5	5.9	5.0	2007-08	30.0, better	7.9, better	7.2, better
6th	2001-02	25.2	5.5	5.5	2008-09	28.4, better	7.6, better	7.2, better
7th	2002-03	30.0, better	6.9	5.9	2009-10	29.7	7.3, better	8.6, better
8th	2003-04	24.0	5.5	5.1	2010-11	26.7, better	7.5, better	7.0, better
9th	2004-05	27.6, better	5.9	6.0	2011-12	27.1	7.9, better	6.2, better
10th	2005-06	35.4, better	5.3	4.5	2012-13	26.8	8.0, better	7.3, better
11th	2006-07	31.6, better	5.7	5.4	2013-14	27.1	6.9, better	6.3, better
12th	2007-08	28.3, better	6.3, better	5.4	2014-15	25.3	6.0	7.4, better
13th	2008-09	26.8, better	5.2	4.9	2015-16	25.3	7.4, better	6.8, better
14th	2009-10	27.0, better	5.4	5.0	2016-17	26.4	8.6, better	8.7, better
15th	2010-11	25.3	5.1	4.7	2017-18	27.5, better	8.6, better	9.1, better
16th	2011-12	27.9, better	5.4	4.6	2018-19	27.4	8.5, better	8.3, better
17th	2012-13	27.3, better	5.6	6.0	2019-20	25.3	7.8, better	10.2, better
18th	2013-14	13.8	4.3	6.3	2020-21	25.0, better	7.7, better	7.8, better
19th	2014-15	22.3	5.7	5.6	2021-22	30.3, better	8.2, better	6.2, better
20th	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8	2022-23	28.9, better	8.3, better	6.8, better
21st	—	—	—	—	2023-24	25.7	7.3	8.3
22nd	—	—	—	—	2024-25	24.4	7.8	8.2
23rd	—	—	—	—	2025-26	20.9	6.1	7.2

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST