Kobe Bryant vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall 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 John Wall.

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 John Wall 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 6.3 points more than John Wall in his 11 seasons (25.0 points against 18.7), and he also scored a total of 21,555 points more (33,643 vs. 12,088).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+6.3
20
John Wall 18.7
11

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+21,555
20
John Wall 12,088
11

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
John Wall 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 John Wall (+3.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,830).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+3.7
15
John Wall 21.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+4,830
15
John Wall 810
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
John Wall 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+6
John Wall 0

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+24
John Wall 1

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+117
John Wall 5

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+380
John Wall 51

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+673
John Wall 268

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+674
John Wall 580

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
+684
John Wall 647

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
+15
John Wall 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
John Wall 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 13
+11
John Wall 2

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 88
+84
John Wall 4

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 167
+144
John Wall 23

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 204
+168
John Wall 36

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 218
+181
John Wall 37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 2
+2
John Wall 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:+6.3+1.9+3.8+1.7+0.4+1.0+0.7+2.0+2.0+6.1+9+699
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

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:+21,555+7,346+16,029+1.7+1,176+3,525+0.7+5,687+6,543+6.1+9+699
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

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:+3.7+1.5+2.1+2.8+0.4+0.5+6.4+0.5+0.7+0.6+11+183
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

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:+4,830+1,728+3,817+2.8+257+751+6.4+1,117+1,370+0.6+11+183
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

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
John Wall 16.4
+8.8
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
199879
John Wall 16.3
+0.9
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.9
+1.4
199950
John Wall 18.5
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.5
+3.2
2000NBA Champion66
John Wall 19.3
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.5
+10.9
2001NBA Champion68
John Wall 17.6
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.2
+5.3
2002NBA Champion80
John Wall 19.9
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+6.9
200382
John Wall 23.1
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.0
+4.6
200465
John Wall 19.4
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.6
+6.9
200566
John Wall 20.7
201932

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader35.4
+14.8
200680
John Wall 20.6
202140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader31.6
+20.2
200777
John Wall 11.4
202334

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 9 seasons more than John Wall in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 20, from 2008 to 2016—he averaged 25.5 points in a total of 562 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.3 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+8.2
19979
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
+8.7
199811
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.8
+19.8
19998
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 21.1
+4.8
2000NBA Champion22
John Wall 16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.4
+12.0
2001NBA Champion16
John Wall 17.4
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.6
+26.6
2002NBA Champion19
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.1
+4.9
200312
John Wall 27.2
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.5
200422
John Wall 26.0
+1.5
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20050
John Wall -
DNP
20190

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+27.9
20067
John Wall -
DNP
20210

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.8
+32.8
20075
John Wall -
DNP
20230

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 29.1 points in a total of 89 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 22.8.

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