Lebron is a better scorer than Kobe according to all stats

[Derivative]

Lebron James career:

27.56 ppg
49.0% FG
33.7% 3PT
57.5% TS

Kobe Bryant career:

25.52 ppg
45.4% FG
33.6% 3PT
55.5% TS


Lebron is a better, more efficiently scorer than Kobe according to all stats. LOL at Kobe being called one of the best scorers of all time, dude is not even top 10 in career PPG.

[FiveRings]

Lebron James career:

27.56 ppg
49.0% FG
33.7% 3PT
57.5% TS

Kobe Bryant career:

25.52 ppg
45.4% FG
33.6% 3PT
55.5% TS


Lebron is a better, more efficiently scorer than Kobe according to all stats. LOL at Kobe being called one of the best scorers of all time, dude is not even top 10 in career PPG.

Context? Bryant came off the bench and deferred to O'Neal for years. When did James 35 ppg season happen again? Troll.

[Nash]

Context? Bryant came off the bench and deferred to O'Neal for years. When did James 35 ppg season happen again? Troll.

Kobe had the luxury of having Shaq being double teamed during all those years. Lebron never had.

And can't blame Lebron for Kobe not being ready for the NBA(which Leborn was) when he came into the league.

[TheReturn]

Context? Bryant came off the bench and deferred to O'Neal for years. When did James 35 ppg season happen again? Troll.

How is that relevant when he still got more shots than Lebron on average?

[FiveRings]

Kobe had the luxury of having Shaq being double teamed during all those years. Lebron never had.

And can't blame Lebron for Kobe not being ready for the NBA(which Leborn was) when he came into the league.

Fair enough, Kobe wasn't as ready as Lebron. Lebron was a better scorer than Kobe in their first couple years, and from that point on Kobe was a better scorer. Kobe's best season is 4 more ppg than Lebron's best and if Lebron had to defer to Shaq (which he certainly would if they played together) Lebron's career ppg would not be as high as it is now.

[fiddy]

Lebron James career:

27.56 ppg
49.0% FG
33.7% 3PT
57.5% TS

Kobe Bryant career:

25.52 ppg
45.4% FG
33.6% 3PT
55.5% TS


Lebron is a better, more efficiently scorer than Kobe according to all stats. LOL at Kobe being called one of the best scorers of all time, dude is not even top 10 in career PPG.

Try harder.

[FiveRings]

How is that relevant when he still got more shots than Lebron on average?

It's relevant because OP posted the two players career ppg like he was proving some point. If Bryant never plays with Shaq, his career ppg ends up being several points higher than it is now.

[tmacattack33]

It's debatable certainly.

But if you take away Lebron's elite passing ability, which keeps the defenders honest, i don't know if he'd score so easily.

Of course, Lebron's elite passing ability is a part of him and we can only take it away from him in a fantasy world, so it really doesn't matter. So, yes, Lebron in the real world has top 2 scoring ability right now and it was top 3 from 2006-2011 (along with Kobe and Wade).

[Nash]

If you can't grasp the concept of efficiency then this discussion won't get us anywhere.

[TheReturn]

It's relevant because OP posted the two players career ppg like he was making some point. If Bryant never plays with Shaq, his career ppg ends up being several points higher than it is now.

So you're only interested in 27 ppg vs 25 ppg? The rest is meaningless to you?

[Kblaze8855]

You guys really want to do this again? Word for word?

"But Shaq held him back!"

"But Shaq drew doubles!"


"Skills!"

"Shooting percentage!"


Im not gonna stop you if you do. Im just wondering. This how you want to spend your day?

[Sarcastic]

Kobe had the luxury of having Shaq being double teamed during all those years. Lebron never had.

And can't blame Lebron for Kobe not being ready for the NBA(which Leborn was) when he came into the league.

Luxury?

Do you think Kobe's man was leaving him open?



According to all stats, Adrian Dantley is the GOAT scorer, or at worst top 5. How many people actually put him there though?

[tpols]

You guys really want to do this again? Word for word?

"But Shaq held him back!"

"But Shaq drew doubles!"


"Skills!"

"Shooting percentage!"


Im not gonna stop you if you do. Im just wondering. This how you want to spend your day?

so true

[HurricaneKid]

If you can't grasp the concept of efficiency then this discussion won't get us anywhere.

Indeed. Lets put it like this:

Last year Kobe took 241 more shots than LeBron. How many more did he make?

Over the past 6 seasons Kobe has taken exactly 750 more shots than LeBron. How many more shots has he made?

Highlight below for answers:

[COLOR="White"]1) Trick Question. LeBron made 27 more shots in 241 fewer attempts
2) Trick Question. LeBron made 142 more shots in 750 fewer attempts[/COLOR]

[riseagainst]

It's debatable certainly.

But if you take away Lebron's elite passing ability, which keeps the defenders honest, i don't know if he'd score so easily.

Of course, Lebron's elite passing ability is a part of him and we can only take it away from him in a fantasy world, so it really doesn't matter. So, yes, Lebron in the real world has top 2 scoring ability right now and it was top 3 from 2006-2011 (along with Kobe and Wade).

well said.