Kobe Bryant vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis.

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 Kristaps Porzingis 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 5.4 points more than Kristaps Porzingis in his 9 seasons (25.0 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 23,804 points more (33,643 vs. 9,839).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+5.4
20
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6
9

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+23,804
20
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839
9

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis (+13.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,306).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+13.7
15
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+5,306
15
Kristaps Porzingis 334
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Kristaps Porzingis 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+6
Kristaps Porzingis 0

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+25
Kristaps Porzingis 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+119
Kristaps Porzingis 3

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+376
Kristaps Porzingis 55

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+702
Kristaps Porzingis 239

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+795
Kristaps Porzingis 459

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
+831
Kristaps Porzingis 500

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
+14
Kristaps Porzingis 1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Kristaps Porzingis 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 13
+13
Kristaps Porzingis 0

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 88
+87
Kristaps Porzingis 1

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 167
+162
Kristaps Porzingis 5

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 204
+191
Kristaps Porzingis 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 218
+191
Kristaps Porzingis 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 2
+1
Kristaps Porzingis 1

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:+5.4+1.8+4.6+1.4+0.5+1.1+3.7+2.2+2.6+0.8+11+845
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 6.9 14.9 46.1 1.9 5.2 36.6 4.0 4.8 82.9 9 501

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:+23,804+8,266+18,714+1.4+877+2,949+3.7+6,395+7,620+0.8+11+845
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839 3,453 7,486 46.1 950 2,597 36.6 1,983 2,391 82.9 9 501

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:+13.7+5.3+11.5+1.7+0.2+0.5+1.8+2.9+3.5+1.8+11+192
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 3.9 9.0 43.0 1.1 3.5 31.3 3.1 3.9 79.8 4 28

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:+5,306+1,906+4,248+1.7+261+783+1.8+1,233+1,508+1.8+11+192
Kristaps Porzingis 334 108 251 43.0 31 99 31.3 87 109 79.8 4 28

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
Kristaps Porzingis 14.3
+6.7
201672

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
199879
Kristaps Porzingis 18.1
+2.7
201766

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.9
199950
Kristaps Porzingis 22.7
+2.8
201848

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.5
+2.1
2000NBA Champion66
Kristaps Porzingis 20.4
202057

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.5
+8.4
2001NBA Champion68
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
202143

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.2
+5.0
2002NBA Champion80
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
202251

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+6.8
200382
Kristaps Porzingis 23.2
202365

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.0
+3.9
200465
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
2024NBA Champion57

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.6
+8.1
200566
Kristaps Porzingis 19.5
202542

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 11 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 20, from 2006 to 2016—he averaged 27.3 points in a total of 719 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 35.4 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

In those 11 extra years over Kristaps Porzingis, Kobe Bryant won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+8.2
19979
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
+8.7
199811
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.8
+19.8
19998
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 21.1
2000NBA Champion22
Kristaps Porzingis 23.7
+2.6
20203

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.4
+16.3
2001NBA Champion16
Kristaps Porzingis 13.1
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.6
+26.6
2002NBA Champion19
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.1
+32.1
200312
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.5
+12.2
200422
Kristaps Porzingis 12.3
2024NBA Champion7

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20050
Kristaps Porzingis 7.7
+7.7
202511

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 29.2 points in a total of 101 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.8 ppg and his lowest 22.8.

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