Kobe Bryant vs. Aaron Gordon: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Aaron Gordon and Kobe Bryant 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.

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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 Aaron Gordon.

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 Aaron Gordon 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 11.4 points more than Aaron Gordon in his 12 seasons (25.0 points against 13.6), and he also scored a total of 23,642 points more (33,643 vs. 10,001).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+11.4
20
Aaron Gordon 13.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+23,642
20
Aaron Gordon 10,001
12

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Aaron Gordon 0

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 Aaron Gordon (+11.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,720).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+11.7
15
Aaron Gordon 13.9
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+4,720
15
Aaron Gordon 920
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Aaron Gordon 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+6
Aaron Gordon 0

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+24
Aaron Gordon 1

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+119
Aaron Gordon 3

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+411
Aaron Gordon 20

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+804
Aaron Gordon 137

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+733
Aaron Gordon 521

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
+610
Aaron Gordon 721

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
+3
Aaron Gordon 12

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Aaron Gordon 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 13
+13
Aaron Gordon 0

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 88
+88
Aaron Gordon 0

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 167
+153
Aaron Gordon 14

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 204
+154
Aaron Gordon 50

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 218
+152
Aaron Gordon 66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 2
+2
Aaron Gordon 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+11.4+3.5+8.9+3.8+0.3+0.9+0.5+3.9+4.2+14.0+8+613
Aaron Gordon 13.6 5.2 10.6 48.5 1.1 3.2 33.4 2.3 3.2 69.7 12 733

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+23,642+7,941+18,409+3.8+1,037+3,181+0.5+6,723+7,637+14.0+8+613
Aaron Gordon 10,001 3,778 7,791 48.5 790 2,365 33.4 1,655 2,374 69.7 12 733

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 25.6 9.2 20.5 44.8 1.3 4.0 33.1 6.0 7.4 81.6 15 220
difference:+11.7+4.0+10.0+5.0+0.2+1.1+4.5+3.6+4.1+9.9+9+154
Aaron Gordon 13.9 5.2 10.5 49.8 1.1 2.9 37.6 2.4 3.3 71.7 6 66

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 5,640 2,014 4,499 44.8 292 882 33.1 1,320 1,617 81.6 15 220
difference:+4,720+1,668+3,804+5.0+221+693+4.5+1,163+1,398+9.9+9+154
Aaron Gordon 920 346 695 49.8 71 189 37.6 157 219 71.7 6 66

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 7.6
+2.4
199771
Aaron Gordon 5.2
201547

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
+6.2
199879
Aaron Gordon 9.2
201678

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.9
+7.2
199950
Aaron Gordon 12.7
201780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.5
+4.9
2000NBA Champion66
Aaron Gordon 17.6
201858

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.5
+12.5
2001NBA Champion68
Aaron Gordon 16.0
201978

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.2
+10.8
2002NBA Champion80
Aaron Gordon 14.4
202062

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+17.6
200382
Aaron Gordon 12.4
202150

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.0
+9.0
200465
Aaron Gordon 15.0
202275

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.6
+11.3
200566
Aaron Gordon 16.3
2023NBA Champion68

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader35.4
+21.5
200680
Aaron Gordon 13.9
202473

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader31.6
+16.9
200777
Aaron Gordon 14.7
202551

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.3
+9.5
200882
Aaron Gordon 18.8
202613

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 8 seasons more than Aaron Gordon in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 20, from 2009 to 2016—he averaged 25.1 points in a total of 480 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.9 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+8.2
19979
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
+8.7
199811
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.8
+19.8
19998
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 21.1
+21.1
2000NBA Champion22
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.4
+14.2
2001NBA Champion16
Aaron Gordon 15.2
20195

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.6
+26.6
2002NBA Champion19
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.1
+21.0
200312
Aaron Gordon 11.1
202110

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.5
+10.7
200422
Aaron Gordon 13.8
20225

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20050
Aaron Gordon 13.3
+13.3
2023NBA Champion20

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+13.6
20067
Aaron Gordon 14.3
202412

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.8
+16.6
20075
Aaron Gordon 16.2
202514

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.1
+30.1
200821
Aaron Gordon -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.7 points in a total of 68 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 22.8.

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