Bojan Bogdanovic vs. Kobe Bryant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kobe Bryant and Bojan Bogdanovic, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bojan Bogdanovic played 10 years in the NBA, 10 less than Kobe Bryant, who played 20. Bojan Bogdanovic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Kobe Bryant had his rookie season in 1996-97. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bojan Bogdanovic 10 7 2014-15 to 2023-24
Kobe Bryant 20 15 1996-97 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bojan Bogdanovic Kobe Bryant
Season 2014-151996-97
Team Brooklyn NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 78 23.8 9.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.3 3.3 7.4 .453 1.2 3.3 .355 1.1 1.4 .821
difference:+7+8.3+1.4+0.1+0.9+0.8+0.4+0.3+0.2-0.6-0.1+0.8+1.5+.036+0.5+1.4+.020+0.8+0.9+.002
Kobe Bryant 71 15.5 7.6 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.4 2.5 5.9 .417 0.7 1.9 .375 1.9 2.3 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 6 34.3 10.3 0.5 3.3 3.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.8 9.8 .390 1.8 5.5 .333 0.8 1.2 .714
difference:+3+19.5+2.1+0.4+2.2+2.6+0.5+0.4+0.1-0.3-0.6+1.5+3.7+.008+1.1+2.9+.072+2.1+2.1+.153
Kobe Bryant 9 14.8 8.2 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.6 2.6 2.3 6.1 .382 0.7 2.6 .261 2.9 3.3 .867

Season 2

Bojan Bogdanovic Kobe Bryant
Season 2015-161997-98
Team Brooklyn NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 79 26.8 11.2 0.5 2.8 3.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.5 1.5 4.1 9.5 .433 1.6 4.3 .382 1.4 1.7 .833
difference:+0.8+4.2+0.5+0.7+0.1+1.2+0.5+0.4-0.5-0.8+0.8+2.1+.005+0.7+1.5+.041+3.2+4.1+.039
Kobe Bryant 79 26.0 15.4 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.5 0.9 0.5 2.0 2.3 4.9 11.6 .428 0.9 2.8 .341 4.6 5.8 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------
Kobe Bryant 11 20.2 8.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.5 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.5 2.8 6.9 .408 0.3 1.3 .214 2.8 4.1 .689

Season 3

Bojan Bogdanovic Kobe Bryant
Season 2016-171998-99
Team Brooklyn Nets, Washington WizardsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 81 25.7 13.7 0.5 3.0 3.4 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.6 1.8 4.6 10.4 .445 1.8 4.8 .367 2.7 3.0 .893
difference:+31+12.2+6.2+0.6+1.2+1.9+2.4+1.0+0.9-1.5-1.3+2.6+5.2+.020+1.3+2.8+.100+2.2+2.8+.054
Kobe Bryant 50 37.9 19.9 1.1 4.2 5.3 3.8 1.4 1.0 3.1 3.1 7.2 15.6 .465 0.5 2.0 .267 4.9 5.8 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 13 20.3 8.8 0.8 3.5 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.3 2.8 6.7 .414 1.2 3.5 .356 2.1 2.5 .844
difference:+5+19.3+11.0+0.8+1.8+2.6+3.9+1.4+1.2-3.3-1.7+4.8+11.1+.016+0.2+0.6+.008+1.4+1.9+.044
Kobe Bryant 8 39.6 19.8 1.6 5.3 6.9 4.6 1.9 1.3 3.9 3.0 7.6 17.8 .430 1.0 2.9 .348 3.5 4.4 .800

Season 4

Bojan Bogdanovic Kobe Bryant
Season 2017-181999-00
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 80 30.8 14.3 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.5 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.6 5.1 10.7 .474 1.9 4.8 .402 2.2 2.6 .868
difference:+14+7.4+8.2+1.2+1.7+2.9+3.4+0.9+0.8-1.5-1.7+3.3+7.2+.006+1.2+2.6+.083+2.8+3.5+.047
Kobe Bryant 66 38.2 22.5 1.6 4.7 6.3 4.9 1.6 0.9 2.8 3.3 8.4 17.9 .468 0.7 2.2 .319 5.0 6.1 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 7 34.0 12.4 0.1 3.3 3.4 1.9 0.9 0.0 1.9 3.3 4.6 11.6 .395 2.4 6.4 .378 0.9 1.4 .600
difference:+15+5.0+8.7+1.1+1.1+2.5+0.6+1.5-0.6-0.7+3.3+6.3+.047+1.4+3.5+.034+3.4+4.3+.154
Kobe Bryant 22 39.0 21.1 1.2 3.3 4.5 4.4 1.5 1.5 2.5 4.0 7.9 17.9 .442 1.0 2.9 .344 4.3 5.7 .754

Season 5

Bojan Bogdanovic Kobe Bryant
Season 2018-192000-01
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 81 31.8 18.0 0.4 3.7 4.1 2.0 0.9 0.0 1.7 1.7 6.4 13.0 .497 2.0 4.8 .425 3.0 3.8 .807
difference:+13+9.1+10.5+1.1+0.6+1.8+3.0+0.8+0.6-1.5-1.6+3.9+9.2+.033+1.1+1.9+.120+4.0+4.4+.046
Kobe Bryant 68 40.9 28.5 1.5 4.3 5.9 5.0 1.7 0.6 3.2 3.3 10.3 22.2 .464 0.9 2.9 .305 7.0 8.2 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 4 37.0 18.0 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.8 2.0 0.0 1.5 1.8 6.3 15.8 .397 1.8 5.5 .318 3.8 4.3 .882
difference:+12+6.4+11.4+1.0+0.4+1.5+3.3+0.4+0.8-1.7-1.5+4.2+6.6+.072+1.1+3.4+.006+4.0+5.1+.061
Kobe Bryant 16 43.4 29.4 1.8 5.4 7.3 6.1 1.6 0.8 3.2 3.3 10.5 22.4 .469 0.7 2.1 .324 7.8 9.4 .821

Season 6

Bojan Bogdanovic Kobe Bryant
Season 2019-202001-02
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 63 33.1 20.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.1 0.5 0.1 2.5 1.7 6.6 14.8 .447 3.0 7.3 .414 4.0 4.4 .903
difference:+17+5.2+5.0+0.8+0.6+1.4+3.4+1.0+0.3-0.3-1.2+2.8+5.2+.022+2.6+5.6+.164+2.1+3.0+.074
Kobe Bryant 80 38.3 25.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 5.5 1.5 0.4 2.8 2.9 9.4 20.0 .469 0.4 1.7 .250 6.1 7.4 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------
Kobe Bryant 19 43.8 26.6 1.5 4.4 5.8 4.6 1.4 0.9 2.8 3.4 9.8 22.7 .434 1.2 3.1 .379 5.8 7.6 .759

Season 7

Bojan Bogdanovic Kobe Bryant
Season 2020-212002-03
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 72 30.8 17.0 0.6 3.3 3.9 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.8 1.6 5.6 12.8 .439 2.5 6.4 .390 3.2 3.7 .879
difference:+10+10.7+13.0+0.7+2.3+3.0+4.0+1.6+0.7-1.7-1.1+5.0+10.7+.012+1.0+2.4+.007+4.1+5.0+.036
Kobe Bryant 82 41.5 30.0 1.3 5.6 6.9 5.9 2.2 0.8 3.5 2.7 10.6 23.5 .451 1.5 4.0 .383 7.3 8.7 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 11 35.5 18.1 0.5 3.7 4.3 1.5 0.9 0.0 2.1 2.5 5.8 12.5 .467 3.2 6.9 .461 3.3 3.7 .878
difference:+1+8.8+14.0+0.8+0.1+0.8+3.7+0.3+0.1-1.4-0.4+5.6+13.9+.035+1.1+1.7+.058+3.9+5.0+.051
Kobe Bryant 12 44.3 32.1 1.3 3.8 5.1 5.2 1.2 0.1 3.5 2.9 11.4 26.4 .432 2.1 5.2 .403 7.2 8.7 .827

Season 8

Bojan Bogdanovic Kobe Bryant
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost NBA Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 69 30.9 18.1 0.8 3.4 4.3 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.7 1.7 6.1 13.4 .455 2.6 6.8 .387 3.2 3.8 .858
difference:+4+6.7+5.9+0.8+0.5+1.2+3.4+1.2+0.4-0.9-1.0+1.8+4.7+.017+1.5+3.5+.060+3.8+4.4+.006
Kobe Bryant 65 37.6 24.0 1.6 3.9 5.5 5.1 1.7 0.4 2.6 2.7 7.9 18.1 .438 1.1 3.3 .327 7.0 8.2 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 6 35.7 18.0 0.5 3.7 4.2 1.7 0.3 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.5 13.5 .481 1.8 5.5 .333 3.2 4.0 .792
difference:+16+8.5+6.5+0.3+0.2+0.5+3.8+1.6+0.3-0.8-1.3+2.1+7.4+.068+0.7+1.1+.086+2.9+3.5+.021
Kobe Bryant 22 44.2 24.5 0.8 3.9 4.7 5.5 1.9 0.3 2.8 2.7 8.6 20.9 .413 1.1 4.4 .247 6.1 7.5 .813

Season 9

Bojan Bogdanovic Kobe Bryant
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 59 32.1 21.6 0.6 3.2 3.8 2.6 0.6 0.1 2.3 1.9 7.3 14.9 .488 2.5 6.0 .411 4.5 5.1 .884
difference:+7+8.6+6.0+0.8+1.3+2.1+3.4+0.7+0.7-1.8-0.7+1.4+5.2+.055+0.5+0.1+.072+3.7+5.0+.068
Kobe Bryant 66 40.7 27.6 1.4 4.5 5.9 6.0 1.3 0.8 4.1 2.6 8.7 20.1 .433 2.0 5.9 .339 8.2 10.1 .816
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bojan Bogdanovic nor Kobe Bryant played in the postseason in their season 9

Season 10

Bojan Bogdanovic Kobe Bryant
Season 2023-242005-06
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 57 25.9 15.2 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.8 1.7 5.4 11.9 .454 2.3 5.9 .398 2.1 2.6 .785
difference:+23+15.1+20.2+0.5+2.1+2.6+2.8+1.3+0.3-1.3-1.2+6.8+15.3+.004+0.6+.051+6.6+7.6+.065
Kobe Bryant 80 41.0 35.4 0.9 4.4 5.3 4.5 1.8 0.4 3.1 2.9 12.2 27.2 .450 2.3 6.5 .347 8.7 10.2 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bojan Bogdanovic 4 12.8 6.0 0.3 2.8 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 6.0 .292 1.5 3.8 .400 1.0 1.8 .571
difference:+3+32.1+21.9+0.3+2.9+3.3+4.1+1.1+0.1-4.4-2.8+8.5+14.7+.205+0.5+1.2+4.3+5.1+.200
Kobe Bryant 7 44.9 27.9 0.6 5.7 6.3 5.1 1.1 0.4 4.7 3.6 10.3 20.7 .497 2.0 5.0 .400 5.3 6.9 .771

Additional Years

* Kobe Bryant played 10 seasons more than Bojan Bogdanovic in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 20, from 2007 to 2016—Kobe Bryant played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Bojan Bogdanovic, Kobe Bryant got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 7 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 10 All-Star Game
Achievement 3 All-Star Game MVP