LeBron James Ties Kobe Bryant In Games Played Over Their Careers: Almost 3,000 More Points And Rebounds

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LeBron James has had incredible longevity in the NBA. James has been playing in the NBA for almost 2 decades and is still playing at an incredibly high level. James has put up some incredible numbers during the course of his career. And recently, he tied another NBA legend in games played across their careers.

As pointed out by Reddit user u/MrRoma, LeBron James tied Kobe Bryant for games played across their career last week. Comparing James’ numbers with Kobe, we can see that LeBron is ahead of Kobe in quite a few categories. He has a significant lead over Kobe in minutes, points, field goals percentage, three-pointers made, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks, among others.

LeBron James/Kobe Bryant – Career Comparison

(Format: LeBron’s Stats/Kobe’s Stats)

Games: 1346/1346

Minutes: 51,373/48,643

Points: 36,414/33,643

FGM: 13,296/11,719

FGA: 26,357/26,200

FG%: 50.4%/44.7%

3PM: 2,079/1,827

3PA: 6,022/5,546

3P%: 34.5%/32.9%

FTM: 7,743/8,378

FTA: 10,549/10,011

FT%: 73.4%/83.7%

OREB: 1,577/1,499

DREB: 8,450/5,548

REB: 10,027/7,047

AST: 9,923/6,306

STL: 2,122/1,944

BLK: 1,022/640

TOV: 4,703/4,010

EFG%: 54.4%/48.2%

TS%: 58.7/55.0%

Source: NBA.com

The only category that Kobe Bryant is better than LeBron James is in free-throw percentage. James has never been a great free-throw shooter during the course of his career, and so him being a worse free-throw shooter than Kobe when it comes to his career numbers is not surprising. 

Given the way Kobe and LeBron’s twilight years unfolded, this is not at all surprising. Bryant’s final 4 years of his career were marred with injuries, and by playing for a really weak Los Angeles Lakers team. Whereas LeBron has been playing at an incredibly high level and has been putting numbers we have become used to from him.

Despite these numbers, Kobe Bryant has always been slightly more critically acclaimed by his friends and peers over LeBron James. In fact, several players like Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Kevin Durant, among others, picked Kobe Bryant over LeBron James when given the choice.

James is currently 37 years old, the same age that Kobe was when he entered his final NBA season. While Kobe’s numbers and performances had significantly dwindled by then, James’ numbers are actually really good. In fact, James is putting up some of the best numbers of his career, especially when it comes to scoring.

So much so, that the Lakers are still very reliant on him. In fact, one anonymous Lakers’ source told Ramona Shelburne that the Lakers get worse with each game LeBron James misses. That just shows how spectacularly productive James has been, despite his age.

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Aaditya Krishnamurthy is a writer for Fadeaway World covering the latest news and exciting stories from the fascinating world of the NBA. After briefly working as a freelance writer in the sports and business sector, Aaditya began writing for Fadeaway World in 2021 about the day-to-day functioning of the NBA.After graduating from Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts in 2020, he worked as a freelance writer for years before beginning his MA in Communications at Penn State University. Currently, he is in the United States, and traveling to his home country of India. Aside from the NBA, Aaditya is a big sports fan, with soccer, football, Formula 1, and MMA being some of his favorites to watch.
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