Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 5-3 winning record over Michael Jordan. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
5
5
0
Michael Jordan
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 22.8 4.4 3.9 0.90.6
Michael Jordan 24.5 4.3 3.61.10.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 55 11 15 32
Michael Jordan 36 9 6 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 4

games
3

games
3

games
3

games
1

game
Michael Jordan 4

games
5

games
5

games
5

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
0

games
6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1996
1. Lakers 123   Kobe Bryant 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 10 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-2 .000
OT Bulls 129   Michael Jordan 30 9 3 1 1 2 2 47 10-32 .313 0-2 .000 10-14 .714
Feb. 05, 1997
2. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 13 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Bulls 90   Michael Jordan 27 4 4 1 1 2 1 39 10-24 .417 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1997
3. Lakers 83   Kobe Bryant 33 3 2 0 0 0 4 29 12-20 .600 3-5 .600 6-9 .667
Bulls 104   Michael Jordan 36 5 4 1 1 4 4 35 12-22 .545 1-2 .500 11-12 .917
Feb. 01, 1998
4. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 20 4 1 2 0 1 4 26 7-16 .438 2-6 .333 4-7 .571
Bulls 87   Michael Jordan 31 5 2 1 0 1 0 37 11-26 .423 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 2002
5. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 23 11 15 1 1 2 3 43 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 5-9 .556
Wizards 94   Michael Jordan 22 5 6 2 1 4 1 41 8-20 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 02, 2002
6. Lakers 113   Kobe Bryant 14 2 6 1 0 4 3 33 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Wizards 93   Michael Jordan 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 12 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2002
7. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 27 6 4 0 2 2 5 38 8-21 .381 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Wizards 100   Michael Jordan 25 3 3 2 0 2 4 30 9-14 .643 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Mar. 28, 2003
8. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 55 5 3 3 0 3 5 41 15-29 .517 9-13 .692 16-18 .889
Wizards 94   Michael Jordan 23 0 4 1 0 1 1 41 10-20 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750