Kobe Bryant vs. Malik Monk Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Kobe Bryant played 20 years in the NBA, 12 more than Malik Monk, who played 8. Kobe Bryant had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Malik Monk had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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.

Rookie Season
	Kobe Bryant	Malik Monk
Season	1996-97	2017-18
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+8	+1.9	+0.9	+0.6	+0.3	+0.9	+0.1	+0.4	+0.2	-0.8	-0.4	+0.1	+0.8	+.057	+0.6	+2.0	+.033	+1.4	+1.7	+.023
Malik Monk	63	13.6	6.7	0.1	0.9	1.0	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.8	1.0	2.4	6.7	.360	1.3	3.9	.342	0.5	0.6	.842
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Malik Monk	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Kobe Bryant	Malik Monk
Season	1997-98	2018-19
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+8.8	+6.5	+0.8	+0.4	+1.2	+0.9	+0.4	+0.2	-0.8	-0.8	+1.8	+3.6	+.041	+0.6	+1.7	+.011	+3.4	+4.4	+.088
Malik Monk	73	17.2	8.9	0.2	1.7	1.9	1.6	0.5	0.3	1.2	1.5	3.1	8.0	.387	1.5	4.5	.330	1.2	1.4	.882
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Malik Monk	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Kobe Bryant	Malik Monk
Season	1998-99	2019-20
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+16.6	+9.6	+0.6	+1.8	+2.4	+1.7	+0.9	+0.7	-1.7	-1.8	+3.3	+6.7	+.031	+0.6	+1.7	+.017	+3.4	+4.0	+.019
Malik Monk	55	21.3	10.3	0.5	2.4	2.9	2.1	0.5	0.3	1.4	1.3	3.9	8.9	.434	1.1	3.7	.284	1.5	1.8	.820
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Malik Monk	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Kobe Bryant	Malik Monk
Season	1999-00	2020-21
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+24	+17.3	+10.8	+1.3	+2.6	+3.9	+2.8	+1.1	+0.8	-1.5	-2.2	+4.3	+8.4	+.034	+1.3	+2.8	+.082	+3.6	+4.4	+.002
Malik Monk	42	20.9	11.7	0.3	2.1	2.4	2.1	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.1	4.1	9.5	.434	2.0	5.0	.401	1.4	1.7	.819
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Malik Monk	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Kobe Bryant	Malik Monk
Season	2000-01	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+8	+12.8	+14.7	+1.0	+1.4	+2.5	+2.1	+0.9	+0.2	-1.6	-1.5	+5.2	+11.3	+.009	+1.4	+2.9	+.086	+5.8	+6.7	+.058
Malik Monk	76	28.1	13.8	0.5	2.9	3.4	2.9	0.8	0.4	1.6	1.8	5.1	10.9	.473	2.3	5.8	.391	1.2	1.5	.795
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Malik Monk	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Kobe Bryant	Malik Monk
Season	2001-02	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+16.0	+11.7	+1.0	+1.9	+2.9	+1.6	+0.9	+0.1	-0.9	-1.3	+4.8	+9.7	+.021	+1.5	+3.5	+.109	+3.7	+4.7	+.060
Malik Monk	77	22.3	13.5	0.4	2.2	2.6	3.9	0.6	0.3	1.9	1.6	4.6	10.3	.448	1.9	5.2	.359	2.4	2.7	.889
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+12	+14.5	+7.6	+0.6	+0.2	+0.4	+1.0	+0.7	+0.5	-0.8	-1.3	+4.4	+9.4	+.025	+0.7	+2.5	+.046	+0.5	+0.6	+.139
Malik Monk	7	29.3	19.0	0.9	4.6	5.4	3.6	0.7	0.4	2.0	2.1	5.4	13.3	.409	1.9	5.6	.333	6.3	7.0	.898

Season 7
	Kobe Bryant	Malik Monk
Season	2002-03	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+15.5	+14.6	+0.9	+3.0	+4.0	+0.8	+1.6	+0.3	-1.4	-0.5	+5.1	+11.1	+.008	+0.6	+1.9	+.033	+4.9	+5.9	+.014
Malik Monk	72	26.0	15.4	0.4	2.6	2.9	5.1	0.6	0.5	2.1	2.2	5.5	12.4	.443	2.1	5.9	.350	2.4	2.8	.829
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Malik Monk	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Kobe Bryant	Malik Monk
Season	2003-04	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+6.0	+6.8	+1.1	+0.6	+1.7	+0.5	+0.8	+0.2	-0.2	-0.3	+1.6	+3.7	+.001	+1.0	+3.3	+.002	+4.6	+5.5	+.013
Malik Monk	65	31.6	17.2	0.5	3.3	3.8	5.6	0.9	0.6	2.4	2.4	6.3	14.4	.439	2.1	6.6	.325	2.4	2.7	.865
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Malik Monk	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Kobe Bryant played 12 seasons more than Malik Monk in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 20, from 2005 to 2016—Kobe Bryant played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 12 extra years over Malik Monk, Kobe Bryant got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 8 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 6 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 2 Scoring Leader 12 All-Star Game 3 All-Star Game MVP