Kobe Bryant vs. Tim Duncan: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Duncan 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 and Tim Duncan are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 60,139 points—. Kobe Bryant is also one of the all-time leaders in points per game. Here we compare their scoring stats.
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 Tim Duncan 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 6 points more than Tim Duncan in his 19 seasons (25.0 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 7,147 points more (33,643 vs. 26,496).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 25.0 | +6.0 | 20 |
| Tim Duncan | 19.0 | 19 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 33,643 | +7,147 | 20 |
| Tim Duncan | 26,496 | 19 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 2 |  +2 |
| Tim Duncan | 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 Tim Duncan (+5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+468).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 25.6 | +5.0 | 15 |
| Tim Duncan | 20.6 | 18 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 5,640 | +468 | 15 |
| Tim Duncan | 5,172 | 18 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Tim Duncan | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 6 | +6 | ||
| Tim Duncan | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 941 | +302 | ||
| Tim Duncan | 639 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1,254 | |||
| Tim Duncan | 1,256 | +2 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1,331 | |||
| Tim Duncan | 1,390 | +59 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 15 | +13 | ||
| Tim Duncan | 2 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Tim Duncan | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 167 | +30 | ||
| Tim Duncan | 137 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 204 | |||
| Tim Duncan | 232 | +28 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 218 | |||
| Tim Duncan | 250 | +32 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 2 | +1 | ||
| Tim Duncan | 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: | +6.0 | +1.3 | +4.9 | +5.9 | +1.4 | +4.0 | +15.0 | +2.0 | +1.3 | +14.1 | +1 | +46 |
| Tim Duncan | 19.0 | 7.4 | 14.6 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 17.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 69.6 | 19 | 1,392 |
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: | +7,147 | +1,434 | +5,866 | +5.9 | +1,797 | +5,378 | +15.0 | +2,482 | +1,543 | +14.1 | +1 | +46 |
| Tim Duncan | 26,496 | 10,285 | 20,334 | 50.6 | 30 | 168 | 17.9 | 5,896 | 8,468 | 69.6 | 19 | 1,392 |
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: | +5.0 | +1.3 | +4.8 | +5.4 | +1.3 | +3.9 | +18.8 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +12.7 | +3 | +31 |
| Tim Duncan | 20.6 | 7.9 | 15.7 | 50.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 68.9 | 18 | 251 |
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: | +468 | +39 | +560 | +5.4 | +287 | +847 | +18.8 | +103 | +149 | +12.7 | +3 | +31 |
| Tim Duncan | 5,172 | 1,975 | 3,939 | 50.1 | 5 | 35 | 14.3 | 1,217 | 1,766 | 68.9 | 18 | 251 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Kobe Bryant's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kobe Bryant played 1 season more than Tim Duncan in the NBA. In that year—his season 20 in 2016—he averaged 17.6 points in a total of 66 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 19.8 | +19.8 | 1999 | 8 |
| Tim Duncan | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Tim Duncan | 25.8 | +25.8 | 2006 | 13 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Tim Duncan | 16.3 | +16.3 | 2014 | 23 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Tim Duncan | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2015 | 7 |
Season 19 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Tim Duncan | 5.9 | +5.9 | 2016 | 10 |
Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Kobe Bryant didn't play in the postseason. |