Kobe Bryant vs Pau Gasol

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Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol compared on their NBA careers: Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16, Pau Gasol 18 seasons, 2001-02 to 2018-19. Kobe Bryant averaged 25 points a game to Pau Gasol's 17. They have faced each other 24 times: Kobe Bryant's team won 12, Pau Gasol's 12. Kobe Bryant won 5 titles, Pau Gasol won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Pau Gasol leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Kobe Bryant in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol career per game
1,346GP1,226
36.1MIN33.4
25, betterPTS17
5.2REB9.2, better
4.7, betterAST3.2
1.4, betterSTL0.5
0.5BLK1.6, better
44.7FG%50.7, better
32.93P%36.8, better
83.7, betterFT%75.3
55TS%56.5, better

Kobe Bryant vs Pau Gasol head to head

They have faced each other 24 times: Kobe Bryant's team won 12, Pau Gasol's 12.

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, record against each other
GamesPlayedKobe Bryant wonPau Gasol won
Regular season241212
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, averages in their games against each other
26.8, betterPTS19.1
4.9REB10.7, better
4.8, betterAST3.5
36.4MIN36.8

Every game against each other

Kobe Bryant vs Pau Gasol, every game
Feb 21, 2016LAL at CHIL 126-11522 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 27 MIN21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN
Jan 28, 2016CHI at LALL 114-9110 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 25 MIN21 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 31 MIN
Jan 13, 2008MEM at LALW 100-9937 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN21 PTS, 18 REB, 8 AST, 45 MIN
Jan 8, 2008LAL at MEMW 117-10125 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 27, 2007MEM at LALL 88-8623 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 44 MIN10 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST, 45 MIN
Mar 22, 2007LAL at MEMW 121-11960 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 45 MIN35 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN
Jan 9, 2007LAL at MEML 128-11825 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 30 MIN25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Feb 11, 2006MEM at LALL 100-9926 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 46 MIN31 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN
Dec 28, 2005MEM at LALL 100-99 OT45 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 47 MIN24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 49 MIN
Dec 14, 2005LAL at MEMW 94-7927 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 31 MIN10 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN
Nov 14, 2005LAL at MEML 85-7318 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN
Apr 3, 2005LAL at MEML 102-829 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 14 MIN13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN
Dec 20, 2004MEM at LALL 82-7211 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 44 MIN14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Nov 10, 2004LAL at MEML 110-8720 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 25 MIN
Nov 23, 2003MEM at LALW 121-8928 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 32 MIN14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 25 MIN
Nov 10, 2003LAL at MEML 105-9519 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 33 MIN22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN
Apr 4, 2003LAL at MEMW 102-10121 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 31, 2003MEM at LALW 110-9429 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 41 MIN22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN
Dec 3, 2002MEM at LALW 101-9124 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST, 41 MIN11 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 29 MIN
Nov 29, 2002LAL at MEMW 112-106 OT45 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 48 MIN24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN
Feb 1, 2002LAL at MEMW 100-8513 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN13 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN
Jan 14, 2002MEM at LALW 120-8156 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 44 MIN
Dec 21, 2001LAL at MEML 114-10836 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN
Nov 9, 2001MEM at LALW 110-8613 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 33 MIN12 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol career totals
33,643, betterPTS20,894
7,047REB11,305, better
6,306, betterAST3,926
1,944, betterSTL606
640BLK1,941, better
44.7FG%50.7, better
32.93P%36.8, better
83.7, betterFT%75.3
55TS%56.5, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol postseason
220GP136
39.3MIN35.5
25.6, betterPTS15.4
5.1REB9.2, better
4.7, betterAST3.2
1.4, betterSTL0.5
0.7BLK1.7, better
44.8FG%50.7, better
33.1, better3P%29.7
81.6, betterFT%74.1
54.1TS%55.9, better

Where each stands all time

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol all-time places
4th (33,643), betterPoints44th (20,894)
105th (7,047)Rebounds28th (11,305), better
34th (6,306), betterAssists129th (3,926)
32nd (1,827), better3-pointers made—
17th (1,944), betterSteals—
190th (640)Blocks21st (1,941), 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 Pau Gasol titles and awards
5, betterChampionships2
1, betterAll-Rookie Second Team—
2All-NBA Third Team2
2All-NBA Second Team2
8, betterAll-Defensive First Team—
3, betterAll-Defensive Second Team—
4, betterAll-Star MVP—
11, betterAll-NBA First Team—
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
1, betterMVP—
2, betterFinals MVP—

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 Pau Gasol season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1996-977.61.91.32001-0217.6, better8.9, better2.7, better
2nd1997-9815.43.12.52002-0319.0, better8.8, better2.8, better
3rd1998-9919.9, better5.33.8, better2003-0417.77.7, better2.5
4th1999-0022.5, better6.34.9, better2004-0517.87.3, better2.4
5th2000-0128.5, better5.95.0, better2005-0620.48.9, better4.6
6th2001-0225.2, better5.55.5, better2006-0720.89.8, better3.4
7th2002-0330.0, better6.95.9, better2007-0818.98.4, better3.2
8th2003-0424.0, better5.55.1, better2008-0918.99.6, better3.5
9th2004-0527.6, better5.96.0, better2009-1018.311.3, better3.4
10th2005-0635.4, better5.34.5, better2010-1118.810.2, better3.3
11th2006-0731.6, better5.75.4, better2011-1217.410.4, better3.7
12th2007-0828.3, better6.35.4, better2012-1313.78.6, better4.1
13th2008-0926.8, better5.24.9, better2013-1417.49.7, better3.4
14th2009-1027.0, better5.45.0, better2014-1518.511.8, better2.7
15th2010-1125.3, better5.14.7, better2015-1616.511.0, better4.1
16th2011-1227.9, better5.44.6, better2016-1712.47.8, better2.3
17th2012-1327.3, better5.66.0, better2017-1810.18.0, better3.1
18th2013-1413.8, better4.36.3, better2018-193.94.6, better1.7
19th2014-1522.35.75.6————
20th2015-1617.63.72.8————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST