Kobe Bryant
- Seasons
- 1996-97 to 2015-16
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Born
- Aug 23, 1978
- Draft
- 1996, round 1, pick 13
5Championships
1MVP awards
15All-League teams
18All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 22.9
- True shooting
- .550
- Effective FG
- .482
- Usage rate
- 31.8
- Win shares
- 172.6
- WS per 48
- .170
- Box plus/minus
- 4.6
- VORP
- 80.1
- Best season, WS
- 15.3
- Best season, BPM
- 7.6
- MVP vote shares
- 4.20
- Finals appearances
- 7
League-leading seasons: 2 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | LAL | 18 | 71 | 1,103 | 14.4 | .544 | .477 | 24.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .079 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 101 | 105 |
| 1997-98 | LAL | 19 | 79 | 2,056 | 18.5 | .548 | .469 | 27.2 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 6.3 | .147 | 2.2 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 110 | 106 |
| 1998-99 | LAL | 20 | 50 | 1,896 | 18.9 | .549 | .482 | 25.3 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 5.2 | .130 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 106 | 104 |
| 1999-00 | LAL | 21 | 66 | 2,524 | 21.7 | .546 | .488 | 26.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 10.6 | .202 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 110 | 98 |
| 2000-01 | LAL | 22 | 68 | 2,783 | 24.5 | .552 | .484 | 31.8 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 11.3 | .196 | 5.1 | -0.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 112 | 105 |
| 2001-02 | LAL | 23 | 80 | 3,063 | 23.2 | .544 | .479 | 30.4 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 12.7 | .199 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 112 | 103 |
| 2002-03 | LAL | 24 | 82 | 3,401 | 26.2 | .550 | .483 | 32.9 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 14.9 | .210 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 111 | 103 |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 25 | 65 | 2,447 | 23.7 | .551 | .468 | 29.1 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 10.7 | .210 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 112 | 102 |
| 2004-05 | LAL | 26 | 66 | 2,689 | 23.3 | .563 | .482 | 31.7 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 8.1 | .145 | 5.7 | -0.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 111 | 111 |
| 2005-06 | LAL | 27 | 80 | 3,277 | 28.0 | .559 | .491 | 38.7 | 11.6 | 3.7 | 15.3 | .224 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 114 | 105 |
| 2006-07 | LAL | 28 | 77 | 3,140 | 26.1 | .580 | .502 | 33.6 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 13.0 | .199 | 6.4 | -0.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 115 | 109 |
| 2007-08 | LAL | 29 | 82 | 3,192 | 24.2 | .576 | .503 | 31.4 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 13.8 | .208 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 115 | 105 |
| 2008-09 | LAL | 30 | 82 | 2,960 | 24.4 | .561 | .502 | 32.2 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 12.7 | .206 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 115 | 106 |
| 2009-10 | LAL | 31 | 73 | 2,835 | 21.9 | .545 | .488 | 32.3 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 9.4 | .160 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 109 | 104 |
| 2010-11 | LAL | 32 | 82 | 2,779 | 23.9 | .548 | .487 | 35.1 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 10.3 | .178 | 5.4 | -0.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 111 | 105 |
| 2011-12 | LAL | 33 | 58 | 2,232 | 21.9 | .527 | .462 | 35.7 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 6.2 | .132 | 4.2 | -0.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 105 | 106 |
| 2012-13 | LAL | 34 | 78 | 3,013 | 23.0 | .570 | .504 | 31.9 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 10.9 | .174 | 4.7 | -0.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 112 | 107 |
| 2013-14 | LAL | 35 | 6 | 177 | 10.7 | .505 | .445 | 28.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.097 | -3.1 | -2.1 | -5.1 | -0.1 | 84 | 111 |
| 2014-15 | LAL | 36 | 35 | 1,207 | 17.6 | .477 | .411 | 34.9 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .006 | 2.0 | -1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 96 | 110 |
| 2015-16 | LAL | 37 | 66 | 1,863 | 14.9 | .469 | .417 | 32.2 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.010 | 0.9 | -2.4 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 95 | 113 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.