Kobe Bryant vs. Jalen Duren: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Duren 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.
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 Jalen Duren.
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 Jalen Duren 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 12.8 points more than Jalen Duren in his 4 seasons (25.0 points against 12.2), and he also scored a total of 30,863 points more (33,643 vs. 2,780).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 25.0 | +12.8 | 20 |
| Jalen Duren | 12.2 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 33,643 | +30,863 | 20 |
| Jalen Duren | 2,780 | 4 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 2 |  +2 |
| Jalen Duren | 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 Jalen Duren (+13.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,569).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 25.6 | +13.8 | 15 |
| Jalen Duren | 11.8 | 1 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 5,640 | +5,569 | 15 |
| Jalen Duren | 71 | 1 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 6 | +6 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 25 | +25 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 122 | +122 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 941 | +914 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 27 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1,254 | +1101 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 153 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1,331 | +1107 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 224 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 15 | +11 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 4 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 13 | +13 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 88 | +88 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 167 | +166 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 204 | +201 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 3 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 218 | +212 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 6 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 2 | +2 | ||
| Jalen Duren | 0 | |||
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: | +12.8 | +3.7 | +11.9 | +20.6 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +32.9 | +4.0 | +4.2 | +13.5 | +16 | +1,118 |
| Jalen Duren | 12.2 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 65.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 70.2 | 4 | 228 |
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: | +30,863 | +10,584 | +24,462 | +20.6 | +1,827 | +5,540 | +32.9 | +7,868 | +9,285 | +13.5 | +16 | +1,118 |
| Jalen Duren | 2,780 | 1,135 | 1,738 | 65.3 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 510 | 726 | 70.2 | 4 | 228 |
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: | +13.8 | +4.9 | +13.8 | +20.2 | +1.3 | +4.0 | +33.1 | +2.8 | +3.6 | +1.0 | +14 | +214 |
| Jalen Duren | 11.8 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 65.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 3.2 | 3.8 | 82.6 | 1 | 6 |
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: | +5,569 | +1,988 | +4,459 | +20.2 | +292 | +882 | +33.1 | +1,301 | +1,594 | +1.0 | +14 | +214 |
| Jalen Duren | 71 | 26 | 40 | 65.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 1 | 6 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kobe Bryant's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kobe Bryant played 16 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 20, from 2001 to 2016—he averaged 27.2 points in a total of 1,080 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 35.4 ppg and his lowest 13.8. In those 16 extra years over Jalen Duren, Kobe Bryant won 2 scoring titles. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 8.2 | +8.2 | 1997 | 9 |
| Jalen Duren | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 8.7 | +8.7 | 1998 | 11 |
| Jalen Duren | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 21.1 | +21.1 | 2000 | 22 |
| Jalen Duren | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 11 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.5 points in a total of 170 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.8 ppg and his lowest 22.8. |