Kobe Bryant vs. Anthony Davis: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Davis 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Kobe Bryant and Anthony Davis have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history (Kobe Bryant is also one of the all-time leaders in total points) and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kobe Bryant scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Anthony Davis has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 0.9 points more than Anthony Davis in his 13 seasons (25.0 points against 24.1), and he also scored a total of 14,665 points more (33,643 vs. 18,978).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 25.0 | +0.9 | 20 |
| Anthony Davis | 24.1 | 13 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 33,643 | +14,665 | 20 |
| Anthony Davis | 18,978 | 13 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 2 |  +2 |
| Anthony Davis | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Kobe Bryant (+0.5 points per game) while Kobe Bryant scored more points (+4,074).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 25.6 | 15 | |
| Anthony Davis | 26.1 | +0.5 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 5,640 | +4,074 | 15 |
| Anthony Davis | 1,566 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 6 | +6 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 941 | +408 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 533 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1,254 | +523 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 731 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1,331 | +547 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 784 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 15 | +12 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 3 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 167 | +121 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 46 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 204 | +146 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 58 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 218 | +159 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 59 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 2 | +1 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 1 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +0.9 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +7.5 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +3.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +4.3 | +7 | +559 |
| Anthony Davis | 24.1 | 9.0 | 17.3 | 52.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 29.6 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 79.4 | 13 | 787 |
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: | +14,665 | +4,619 | +12,611 | +7.5 | +1,452 | +4,277 | +3.3 | +3,975 | +4,465 | +4.3 | +7 | +559 |
| Anthony Davis | 18,978 | 7,100 | 13,589 | 52.2 | 375 | 1,269 | 29.6 | 4,403 | 5,546 | 79.4 | 13 | 787 |
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: | +0.5 | +0.4 | +2.8 | +9.4 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +2.4 | +9 | +160 |
| Anthony Davis | 26.1 | 9.6 | 17.7 | 54.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 31.3 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 84.0 | 6 | 60 |
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: | +4,074 | +1,440 | +3,440 | +9.4 | +256 | +767 | +1.8 | +938 | +1,162 | +2.4 | +9 | +160 |
| Anthony Davis | 1,566 | 574 | 1,059 | 54.2 | 36 | 115 | 31.3 | 382 | 455 | 84.0 | 6 | 60 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Kobe Bryant's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kobe Bryant played 7 seasons more than Anthony Davis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 20, from 2010 to 2016—he averaged 24.7 points in a total of 398 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.9 ppg and his lowest 13.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 8.2 | +8.2 | 1997 | 9 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 8.7 | +8.7 | 1998 | 11 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 21.1 | +21.1 | 2000 | 22 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 29.4 | +29.4 | 2001 | 16 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 32.1 | +32.1 | 2003 | 12 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 17.4 | +17.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 27.9 | +27.9 | 2006 | 7 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2009 | 23 |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 28.0 points in a total of 45 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30 ppg and his lowest 22.8. |