Carlos Boozer vs. Kobe Bryant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kobe Bryant and Carlos Boozer, 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.

Carlos Boozer played 13 years in the NBA, 7 less than Kobe Bryant, who played 20. Carlos Boozer had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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
Carlos Boozer 13 8 2002-03 to 2014-15
Kobe Bryant 20 15 1996-97 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2002-031996-97
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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%
Carlos Boozer 81 25.3 10.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.3 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.8 4.1 7.6 .536 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .771
difference:+10+9.8+2.4+1.8+3.8+5.6+0.3-0.3-1.4+1.6+1.7+.119+0.7+1.9+0.1+0.1+.048
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%
Carlos Boozer DNP------ --- ----------
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

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2003-041997-98
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos 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%
Carlos Boozer 75 34.6 15.5 3.1 8.4 11.4 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.8 2.7 6.3 12.0 .523 0.0 0.1 .167 2.9 3.8 .768
difference:+4+8.6+0.1+2.1+6.3+8.3+0.5+0.1+0.2-0.2-0.4+1.4+0.4+.095+0.9+2.7+.174+1.7+2.0+.026
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%
Carlos Boozer 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

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2004-051998-99
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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%
Carlos Boozer 51 34.7 17.8 2.8 6.2 9.0 2.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.5 7.1 13.6 .521 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.3 .698
difference:+1+3.2+2.1+1.7+2.0+3.7+1.0+0.6+0.5-0.4-0.4+0.1+2.0+.056+0.5+2.0+1.2+0.5+.141
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%
Carlos Boozer DNP------ --- ----------
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

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2005-061999-00
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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%
Carlos Boozer 33 31.1 16.3 2.2 6.4 8.6 2.7 0.9 0.2 2.1 3.2 6.6 12.1 .549 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.2 .723
difference:+33+7.1+6.2+0.6+1.7+2.3+2.2+0.7+0.7-0.7-0.1+1.8+5.8+.081+0.7+2.2+2.0+1.9+.098
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%
Carlos Boozer DNP------ --- ----------
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

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2006-072000-01
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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%
Carlos Boozer 74 34.6 20.9 3.2 8.5 11.7 3.0 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.9 8.7 15.6 .561 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.0 .685
difference:+6+6.3+7.6+1.7+4.2+5.8+2.0+0.8+0.3-0.6-0.4+1.6+6.6+.097+0.9+2.9+3.6+3.2+.168
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%
Carlos Boozer 17 38.5 23.5 3.2 9.0 12.2 2.9 1.0 0.3 3.0 3.1 9.5 17.8 .536 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 6.1 .738
difference:+1+4.9+5.9+1.4+3.6+4.9+3.2+0.6+0.5-0.2-0.2+1.0+4.6+.067+0.7+2.1+3.3+3.3+.083
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

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2007-082001-02
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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%
Carlos Boozer 81 34.9 21.1 2.4 8.0 10.4 2.9 1.2 0.5 2.6 3.6 8.8 16.0 .547 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.9 .738
difference:+1+3.4+4.1+1.0+3.9+4.9+2.6+0.3+0.1-0.2-0.7+0.6+4.0+.078+0.4+1.7+2.5+2.5+.091
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%
Carlos Boozer 12 36.8 16.0 3.5 8.8 12.3 2.8 0.5 0.2 3.0 3.9 6.3 15.3 .415 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.7 .714
difference:+7+7.0+10.6+2.0+4.4+6.5+1.8+0.9+0.7-0.2-0.5+3.5+7.4+.019+1.2+3.1+2.5+2.9+.045
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

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2008-092002-03
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 1st RdLakers 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%
Carlos Boozer 37 32.4 16.2 3.0 7.4 10.4 2.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 3.6 6.8 13.8 .490 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.8 .698
difference:+45+9.1+13.8+1.7+1.8+3.5+3.8+1.1+0.6-1.4-0.9+3.8+9.7+.039+1.5+4.0+4.7+4.9+.145
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%
Carlos Boozer 5 37.2 20.6 2.4 10.8 13.2 2.2 1.6 0.4 3.0 3.6 7.6 14.4 .528 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 7.0 .771
difference:+7+7.1+11.5+1.1+7.0+8.1+3.0+0.4+0.3-0.5-0.7+3.8+12.0+.096+2.1+5.2+1.8+1.7+.056
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

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2009-102003-04
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 SemisLakers 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%
Carlos Boozer 78 34.3 19.5 2.3 8.9 11.2 3.2 1.1 0.5 2.7 3.5 7.9 14.1 .562 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.9 .742
difference:+13+3.3+4.5+0.7+5.0+5.7+1.9+0.6+0.1-0.1-0.8+4.0+.124+1.1+3.3+3.3+3.3+.110
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%
Carlos Boozer 10 40.2 19.7 3.3 9.9 13.2 3.0 0.4 0.7 2.4 3.8 8.9 16.8 .530 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.5 .543
difference:+12+4.0+4.8+2.5+6.0+8.5+2.5+1.5+0.4-0.4-1.1+0.3+4.1+.117+1.1+4.4+4.2+4.0+.270
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

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2010-112004-05
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Carlos Boozer 59 31.9 17.5 2.2 7.4 9.6 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.5 3.2 7.3 14.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.1 .701
difference:+7+8.8+10.1+0.8+2.9+3.7+3.5+0.5+0.5-1.6-0.6+1.4+5.8+.077+2.0+5.9+5.3+6.0+.115
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer 16 31.7 12.6 2.5 7.2 9.7 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 3.1 4.8 11.1 .433 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.8 .800
Kobe Bryant DNP------ --- ----------

Season 10

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2011-122005-06
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer 66 29.5 15.0 1.7 6.8 8.5 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.7 2.5 6.8 12.8 .532 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .693
difference:+14+11.5+20.4+0.8+2.4+3.2+2.6+0.8-1.4-0.4+5.4+14.4+.082+2.3+6.5+7.3+8.1+.157
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%
Carlos Boozer 6 33.3 13.5 1.7 8.2 9.8 3.0 0.8 0.3 3.8 3.3 6.3 15.0 .422 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .714
difference:+1+11.6+14.4+1.1+2.5+3.5+2.1+0.3+0.1-0.9-0.3+4.0+5.7+.075+2.0+5.0+4.5+5.7+.057
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

Season 11

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2012-132006-07
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer 79 32.2 16.2 2.2 7.5 9.8 2.3 0.8 0.4 2.2 3.0 6.9 14.4 .477 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.3 .731
difference:+2+8.6+15.4+1.2+2.8+4.1+3.1+0.6+0.1-1.1-0.3+3.7+8.4+.014+1.8+5.2+6.3+6.7+.137
Kobe Bryant 77 40.8 31.6 1.0 4.7 5.7 5.4 1.4 0.5 3.3 2.7 10.6 22.8 .463 1.8 5.2 .344 8.7 10.0 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer 12 35.9 16.4 2.9 6.7 9.6 1.5 0.8 0.1 2.4 3.0 6.9 14.0 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.8 .689
difference:+7+7.1+16.4+2.7+1.7+4.4+2.9+0.2+0.3-2.0-1.0+5.1+12.0+.032+2.0+5.5+.357+4.2+3.6+.230
Kobe Bryant 5 43.0 32.8 0.2 5.0 5.2 4.4 1.0 0.4 4.4 2.0 12.0 26.0 .462 2.0 5.6 .357 6.8 7.4 .919

Season 12

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2013-142007-08
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer 76 28.2 13.7 1.8 6.5 8.3 1.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 2.8 5.9 12.9 .456 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.5 .767
difference:+6+10.7+14.6+0.7+1.3+2.0+3.8+1.1+0.2-1.1+3.6+7.7+.003+1.8+5.1+5.7+6.5+.073
Kobe Bryant 82 38.9 28.3 1.1 5.2 6.3 5.4 1.8 0.5 3.1 2.8 9.5 20.6 .459 1.8 5.1 .361 7.6 9.0 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer 5 24.2 9.6 1.6 6.2 7.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.4 2.6 4.0 9.4 .426 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 1.8 .889
difference:+16+16.9+20.5+0.7+1.4+2.1+4.6+1.5+0.4-1.9-0.2+6.6+12.6+.053+1.5+5.0+5.9+7.4+.080
Kobe Bryant 21 41.1 30.1 0.9 4.8 5.7 5.6 1.7 0.4 3.3 2.8 10.6 22.0 .479 1.5 5.0 .302 7.5 9.2 .809

Season 13

Carlos Boozer Kobe Bryant
Season 2014-152008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer 71 23.8 11.8 1.6 5.2 6.8 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.6 5.2 10.5 .499 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .627
difference:+11+12.3+15.0+0.5+1.1+1.6+3.6+0.9+0.3-1.3-0.3+4.6+10.4+.032+1.4+4.1+4.6+4.8+.229
Kobe Bryant 82 36.1 26.8 1.1 4.1 5.2 4.9 1.5 0.5 2.6 2.3 9.8 20.9 .467 1.4 4.1 .351 5.9 6.9 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer DNP------ --- ----------
Kobe Bryant 23 40.9 30.2 0.8 4.5 5.3 5.5 1.7 0.9 2.6 2.6 10.5 23.0 .457 1.6 4.6 .349 7.6 8.6 .883

Additional Years

* Kobe Bryant played 7 seasons more than Carlos Boozer in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 20, from 2010 to 2016—Kobe Bryant played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 7 extra years over Carlos Boozer, Kobe Bryant got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP