Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Steve Kerr

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Steve Kerr 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 24 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 12-12, but Kobe Bryant won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Steve Kerr:
1988-89 to 2002-03
24 Games played
15 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
12
5
7
Steve Kerr
12
10
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 26.1 6.0 4.7 2.01.0
Steve Kerr 2.7 0.7 0.90.30.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 45 10 11 43
Steve Kerr 10 3 3 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 23

games
23

games
19

games
17

games
14

games
Steve Kerr 1

game
0

games
1

game
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
4

games
6

games
10

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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   Steve Kerr 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 17 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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   Steve Kerr 6 0 0 1 0 1 2 21 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 1-3 .333
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   Steve Kerr 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 10 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1999
4. Lakers 80   Kobe Bryant 19 10 2 2 2 4 5 42 8-19 .421 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Spurs 75   Steve Kerr 10 0 2 2 0 1 2 23 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1999
5. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 21 8 6 1 1 3 5 42 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 94   Steve Kerr 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 24, 1999
6. Lakers 81   Kobe Bryant 11 4 4 2 1 2 3 38 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Spurs 108   Steve Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2000
7. Lakers 81   Kobe Bryant 19 7 8 4 2 1 3 41 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Spurs 105   Steve Kerr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2000
8. Lakers 81   Kobe Bryant 32 3 8 3 0 3 1 46 15-31 .484 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Spurs 91   Steve Kerr 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2001 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 19, 2001
9. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 45 10 3 1 1 4 4 47 19-35 .543 1-2 .500 6-8 .750
Spurs 90   Steve Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 25, 2001
10. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 36 9 8 1 0 3 1 40 14-27 .519 2-4 .500 6-9 .667
Spurs 72   Steve Kerr 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 08 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 27, 2001
11. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 24 2 11 2 1 2 4 34 10-19 .526 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Spurs 82   Steve Kerr 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2001
12. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 29 7 4 3 1 2 0 43 11-24 .458 1-1 1.000 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 87   Steve Kerr 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 12 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 29, 2002
13. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 34 7 6 2 0 0 3 41 12-26 .462 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Trail Blazers 79   Steve Kerr 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 08 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 14, 2002
14. Lakers 120   Kobe Bryant 23 7 9 3 2 6 4 51 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 11-14 .786
2OT Trail Blazers 128   Steve Kerr 8 1 1 0 0 1 2 22 3-5 .600 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
2002 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 21, 2002
15. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 34 7 3 2 3 1 3 44 10-28 .357 2-7 .286 12-13 .923
Trail Blazers 87   Steve Kerr 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 07 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 25, 2002
16. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 19 6 5 2 0 3 5 43 5-21 .238 1-4 .250 8-9 .889
Trail Blazers 96   Steve Kerr 9 1 3 0 0 1 3 12 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Apr. 28, 2002
17. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 25 4 7 2 2 4 5 45 9-19 .474 3-4 .750 4-7 .571
Trail Blazers 91   Steve Kerr 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2002
18. Lakers 82   Kobe Bryant 27 10 5 4 2 6 3 43 9-29 .310 1-2 .500 8-12 .667
Spurs 87   Steve Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 20, 2002
19. Lakers 88   Kobe Bryant 24 8 7 4 1 1 1 43 8-25 .320 0-2 .000 8-12 .667
Spurs 95   Steve Kerr 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 23 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 14, 2003
20. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 44 6 4 4 2 7 2 45 19-41 .463 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
Spurs 103   Steve Kerr 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 2003
21. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 31 9 0 3 0 3 4 40 11-30 .367 1-6 .167 8-10 .800
Spurs 98   Steve Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2003 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 2003
22. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 27 6 1 0 0 5 4 41 9-24 .375 2-6 .333 7-10 .700
Spurs 114   Steve Kerr 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 09, 2003
23. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 39 4 4 1 0 4 2 43 10-23 .435 2-4 .500 17-19 .895
Spurs 95   Steve Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 15, 2003
24. Lakers 82   Kobe Bryant 20 2 6 1 0 7 4 43 9-19 .474 2-5 .400 0-2 .000
Spurs 110   Steve Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -