Desmond Bane vs. Kobe Bryant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kobe Bryant and Desmond Bane to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Kobe Bryant is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Desmond Bane.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kobe Bryant has better scoring stats than Desmond Bane in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 7.2 points more than Desmond Bane in his 5 seasons (25.0 points against 17.8), and he also scored a total of 28,063 points more (33,643 vs. 5,580).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Desmond Bane | 17.8 | 5 | |
| Kobe Bryant | 25.0 | +7.2 | 20 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Desmond Bane | 5,580 | 5 | |
| Kobe Bryant | 33,643 | +28,063 | 20 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Desmond Bane | 0 | |
| Kobe Bryant | 2 |  +2 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kobe Bryant has a better career point average than Desmond Bane (+8.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,185).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Desmond Bane | 16.9 | 4 | |
| Kobe Bryant | 25.6 | +8.7 | 15 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Desmond Bane | 455 | 4 | |
| Kobe Bryant | 5,640 | +5,185 | 15 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 0 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 0 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 6 | +6 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 0 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 25 | +25 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 137 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 941 | +804 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 256 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 1,254 | +998 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 311 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 1,331 | +1020 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 2 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 15 | +13 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 0 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 0 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 13 | +13 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 10 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 167 | +157 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 18 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 204 | +186 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 27 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 218 | +191 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 0 | |||
| Kobe Bryant | 2 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 17.8 | 6.5 | 13.8 | 47.2 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 41.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 88.3 | 5 | 313 |
| difference: | +7.2 | +2.2 | +5.7 | +2.5 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +8.1 | +4.0 | +4.9 | +4.6 | +15 | +1,033 |
| Kobe Bryant | 25.0 | 8.7 | 19.5 | 44.7 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 32.9 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 83.7 | 20 | 1,346 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 5,580 | 2,045 | 4,333 | 47.2 | 812 | 1,979 | 41.0 | 678 | 768 | 88.3 | 5 | 313 |
| difference: | +28,063 | +9,674 | +21,867 | +2.5 | +1,015 | +3,567 | +8.1 | +7,700 | +9,243 | +4.6 | +15 | +1,033 |
| Kobe Bryant | 33,643 | 11,719 | 26,200 | 44.7 | 1,827 | 5,546 | 32.9 | 8,378 | 10,011 | 83.7 | 20 | 1,346 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 16.9 | 5.8 | 13.2 | 43.7 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 39.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 89.9 | 4 | 27 |
| difference: | +8.7 | +3.4 | +7.3 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +2.7 | +6.5 | +3.4 | +4.5 | +8.3 | +11 | +193 |
| Kobe Bryant | 25.6 | 9.2 | 20.5 | 44.8 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 33.1 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 81.6 | 15 | 220 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 455 | 156 | 357 | 43.7 | 72 | 182 | 39.6 | 71 | 79 | 89.9 | 4 | 27 |
| difference: | +5,185 | +1,858 | +4,142 | +1.1 | +220 | +700 | +6.5 | +1,249 | +1,538 | +8.3 | +11 | +193 |
| Kobe Bryant | 5,640 | 2,014 | 4,499 | 44.8 | 292 | 882 | 33.1 | 1,320 | 1,617 | 81.6 | 15 | 220 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kobe Bryant's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kobe Bryant played 15 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 20, from 2002 to 2016—he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 1,012 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 35.4 ppg and his lowest 13.8. In those 15 extra years over Desmond Bane, Kobe Bryant won 2 scoring titles. |
Playoffs
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Desmond Bane | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Kobe Bryant | 21.1 | +21.1 | 2000 | 22 |
Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 10 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.4 points in a total of 154 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.8 ppg and his lowest 22.8. |