Kobe Bryant vs. Michael Jordan: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison | Stathead.com (2024)

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Who has better stats, Kobe or Jordan? ›

To add icing on the cake you can say that Jordan had an overall statistical output than Bryant. He averaged more points (4.8 PPG), rebounds (0.9 RPG), assists (0.6 APG) while shooting 4% better than Bryant. It's true, Jordan was an excellent shooter.

Tim Duncan has the most career wins versus Kobe Bryant, with 31 wins.

Clyde Drexler averaged 23.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 17 games versus Michael Jordan in his career.

Michael Jordan is still the greatest of all time—at least according to an anonymous group of NBA players. The Athletic surveyed 103 NBA players, 58.3 percent of whom said Jordan would top their overall rankings. LeBron James was second with 33 percent of the vote, while Kobe Bryant came in at 6.8 percent.

Michael Jordan had a 3-5 record versus Kobe Bryant in his career.

Vinnie Johnson had the best record when playing 30+ games versus Michael Jordan, with a record of 23-14.

Dominique Wilkins has put up the most points in a game versus Michael Jordan, with 57 points on December 10, 1986.

"Clyde is a poor man's MJ"

He finished the six-game Finals series averaging 24.8 points 7.8 rebounds, and 5.3 assists on 40.7 percent from the floor. Michael, on the other hand, averaged 35.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 6.5 assists, enough to secure the Finals MVP award.

“It was just a little bit better, not a great deal but just a little bit better and Michael was a much better defender than Kobe, and I know Kobe made a lot of defensive teams but he wasn't the same defensively as Michael. Michael could just flat out shut you down if he wanted to.

Is Kobe better than Shaq? ›

"Kobe has more titles than Shaq. He won more titles without Shaq than Shaq won without Kobe. If Shaq had the same level of skill at Kobe's size, he would do absolutely nothing. If Kobe had Shaq's size, he might've won 20 championships!

Jordan was the flashier scorer – 10 scoring titles and the highest career scoring average in NBA history – and the better defender (leading the league in steals three times), while James has been the better playmaker with 106 career regular-season triple-doubles to Jordan's 28.

Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, both basketball legends, were very close in height, with only a slight difference between them. Michael Jordan was listed at around 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters) tall during his playing career, while Kobe Bryant was listed at around 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters) as well.

As to total championships, it is MJ 6, Kobe 5.