Kobe Bryant vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo.

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 Rajon Rondo 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 15.2 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (25.0 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 24,306 points more (33,643 vs. 9,337).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+15.2
20
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+24,306
20
Rajon Rondo 9,337
16

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo (+13.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,971).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+13.1
15
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+3,971
15
Rajon Rondo 1,669
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Rajon Rondo 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+6
Rajon Rondo 0

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+25
Rajon Rondo 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+122
Rajon Rondo 0

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+424
Rajon Rondo 7

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+860
Rajon Rondo 81

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+808
Rajon Rondo 446

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
+430
Rajon Rondo 901

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
Rajon Rondo 56
+41

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Rajon Rondo 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 13
+12
Rajon Rondo 1

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 88
+86
Rajon Rondo 2

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 167
+143
Rajon Rondo 24

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 204
+122
Rajon Rondo 82

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 218
+87
Rajon Rondo 131

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 2
Rajon Rondo 3
+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:+15.2+4.6+10.6+0.9+0.9+2.7+0.5+5.0+5.5+22.6+4+389
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957

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:+24,306+7,833+17,684+0.9+1,378+4,162+0.5+7,262+8,185+22.6+4+389
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957

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:+13.1+4.2+9.1+0.8+0.8+2.5+0.1+4.1+4.5+16.7+5+86
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134

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:+3,971+1,340+2,967+0.8+224+676+0.1+1,067+1,227+16.7+5+86
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134

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
+1.2
199771
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
+4.8
199879
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.9
+8.0
199950
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.5
+8.8
2000NBA Champion66
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.5
+17.9
2001NBA Champion68
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.2
+13.3
2002NBA Champion80
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+16.3
200382
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201338

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.0
+12.3
200465
Rajon Rondo 11.7
201430

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.6
+18.7
200566
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader35.4
+26.5
200680
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader31.6
+19.7
200777
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201672

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.3
+20.5
200882
Rajon Rondo 7.8
201769

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.8
+18.5
2009NBA Champion82
Rajon Rondo 8.3
201865

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.0
+17.8
2010NBA Champion73
Rajon Rondo 9.2
201946

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.3
+18.2
201182
Rajon Rondo 7.1
2020NBA Champion48

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+22.5
201258
Rajon Rondo 5.4
202145

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.3
+22.5
201378
Rajon Rondo 4.8
202239

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 13.8
+9.0
20146
Rajon Rondo 4.8
202239

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 2 seasons more than Rajon Rondo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 19 to 20, from 2015 to 2016—he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 101 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+8.2
19979
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
199811
Rajon Rondo 10.2
+1.5
2008NBA Champion26

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.8
+2.9
19998
Rajon Rondo 16.9
200914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 21.1
+5.3
2000NBA Champion22
Rajon Rondo 15.8
201024

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.4
+15.4
2001NBA Champion16
Rajon Rondo 14.0
20119

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.6
+9.3
2002NBA Champion19
Rajon Rondo 17.3
201219

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.1
+32.1
200312
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.5
+24.5
200422
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20050
Rajon Rondo 9.5
+9.5
20152

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+18.4
20067
Rajon Rondo 9.5
20152

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.8
+32.8
20075
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.1
+18.6
200821
Rajon Rondo 11.5
20172

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.2
+19.9
2009NBA Champion23
Rajon Rondo 10.3
20189

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.2
+29.2
2010NBA Champion23
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20190

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.8
+13.9
201110
Rajon Rondo 8.9
2020NBA Champion16

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+25.8
201212
Rajon Rondo 4.2
202113

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20130
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20220

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20140
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20220

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant didn't play in the postseason.

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