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Forward-Guard · Los Angeles Lakers

Kobe Bryant

Age 47 · USA · 198 cm (6'6") · 96 kg · Born Aug 23, 1978 · Lower Merion HS (PA)

25.0 PPG 5.2 RPG 4.7 APG 1,346 games 20 seasons
Kobe Bryant

Career snapshot

20seasons
1,346games
33,637career pts
21.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 1,346 games · 1996-97–2015-16

Position rank · 2015-16

#1PPG rank
#1PER rank
#1WS rank
Among 33 Forward-Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 35.4 2005-06 · LAL
RPG 6.9 2002-03 · LAL
APG 6.0 2012-2013 · LAL
PER 28.0 2005-06 · LAL
WS 15.3 2005-06 · LAL

Draft

1996
Round 1 · Pick 13
from Lower Merion HS (PA)

Honors & awards

1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
2020
18×
All-Star Selection
2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1997
15×
All-NBA Team
2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
12×
All-Defense Team
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
3×
NBA All-Star Game MVP
2011, 2007, 2002
2×
NBA Finals MVP
2010, 2009
1×
NBA Most Valuable Player
2007
1×
All-Rookie Team
1996

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1996-97 – 2015-16 · 20 seasons
25.0 PPG 5.2 RPG 4.7 APG
1,346 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1996-97 LAL 71 6 15.5 7.6 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.3 41.7 37.5 81.9 14.4 1.8
1997-98 LAL 79 1 26.0 15.4 3.1 2.5 0.9 0.5 42.8 34.1 79.4 18.5 6.3
1998-99 LAL 50 50 37.9 19.9 5.3 3.8 1.4 1.0 46.5 26.7 83.9 18.9 5.2
1999-00 LAL 66 62 38.2 22.5 6.3 4.9 1.6 0.9 46.8 31.9 82.1 21.7 10.6
2000-01 LAL 68 68 40.9 28.5 5.9 5.0 1.7 0.6 46.4 30.5 85.3 24.5 11.3
2001-02 LAL 80 80 38.3 25.2 5.5 5.5 1.5 0.4 46.9 25.0 82.9 23.2 12.7
2002-03 LAL 82 82 41.5 30.0 6.9 5.9 2.2 0.8 45.1 38.3 84.3 26.2 14.9
2003-04 LAL 65 64 37.6 24.0 5.5 5.1 1.7 0.4 43.8 32.7 85.2 23.7 10.7
2004-05 LAL 66 66 40.7 27.6 5.9 6.0 1.3 0.8 43.3 33.9 81.6 23.3 8.1
2005-06 LAL 80 80 41.0 35.4 5.3 4.5 1.8 0.4 45.0 34.7 85.0 28.0 15.3
2006-07 LAL 77 77 40.8 31.6 5.7 5.4 1.4 0.5 46.3 34.4 86.8 26.1 13.0
2007-08 LAL 82 82 38.9 28.3 6.3 5.4 1.8 0.5 45.9 36.1 84.0 24.2 13.8
2008-09 LAL 82 82 36.1 26.8 5.2 4.9 1.5 0.5 46.7 35.1 85.6 24.4 12.7
2009-10 LAL 73 73 38.8 27.0 5.4 5.0 1.5 0.3 45.6 32.9 81.1 21.9 9.4
2010-11 LAL 82 82 33.9 25.3 5.1 4.7 1.2 0.1 45.1 32.3 82.8 23.9 10.3
2011-12 LAL 58 58 38.5 27.9 5.4 4.6 1.2 0.3 43.0 30.3 84.5 21.9 6.2
2012-2013 LAL 78 0 38.6 27.4 5.6 6.0 1.4 0.3 46.3 32.4 83.9 — —
2013-14 LAL 6 6 29.5 13.8 4.3 6.3 1.2 0.2 42.5 18.8 85.7 10.7 -0.4
2014-15 LAL 35 35 34.5 22.3 5.7 5.6 1.3 0.2 37.3 29.3 81.3 17.6 0.2
2015-16 LAL 66 66 28.2 17.6 3.7 2.8 0.9 0.2 35.8 28.5 82.6 14.9 -0.4

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About Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All-Star, four-time All-Star MVP, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), two-time NBA Finals MVP, and two-time scoring champion. He ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. Bryant was posthumously named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021 a