Kobe Bryant vs. Alex Sarr: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alex Sarr 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 Alex Sarr.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kobe Bryant has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Alex Sarr didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Kobe Bryant has better playoff stats. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 10.9 points more than Alex Sarr in his 2 seasons (25.0 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 32,469 points more (33,643 vs. 1,174).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+10.9
20
Alex Sarr 14.1
2

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+32,469
20
Alex Sarr 1,174
2

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Alex Sarr 0

Points in the Playoffs

Alex Sarr didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Kobe Bryant has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+25.6
15
Alex Sarr 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+5,640
15
Alex Sarr 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Alex Sarr 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+6
Alex Sarr 0

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+25
Alex Sarr 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+122
Alex Sarr 0

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+428
Alex Sarr 3

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+924
Alex Sarr 17

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+1189
Alex Sarr 65

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
+1248
Alex Sarr 83

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
+15
Alex Sarr 0

Playoffs

Alex Sarr didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kobe Bryant's point thresholds are omited here.

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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:+10.9+3.3+6.6+2.6+0.1+0.6+1.6+4.4+4.7+16.9+18+1,263
Alex Sarr 14.1 5.4 12.9 42.1 1.5 4.7 31.3 1.8 2.7 66.8 2 83

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:+32,469+11,269+25,131+2.6+1,704+5,153+1.6+8,227+9,785+16.9+18+1,263
Alex Sarr 1,174 450 1,069 42.1 123 393 31.3 151 226 66.8 2 83

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:+25.6+9.2+20.5+44.8+1.3+4.0+33.1+6.0+7.4+81.6+15+220
Alex Sarr DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+5,640+2,014+4,499+44.8+292+882+33.1+1,320+1,617+81.6+15+220
Alex Sarr DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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
199771
Alex Sarr 13.0
+5.4
202567

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
199879
Alex Sarr 19.1
+3.7
202616

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 18 seasons more than Alex Sarr in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 20, from 1999 to 2016—he averaged 26.7 points in a total of 1,196 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 35.4 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

In those 18 extra years over Alex Sarr, Kobe Bryant won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+8.2
19979
Alex Sarr -
DNP
20250

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
+8.7
199811
Alex Sarr -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 18 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 13 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 27.4 points in a total of 200 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.8 ppg and his lowest 19.8.