Kobe Bryant vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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 Victor Wembanyama have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history (Kobe Bryant is also one of the all-time leaders in total points) and here we compare all 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 average and totals in the regular season, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Kobe Bryant has better playoff stats. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 2.5 points more than Victor Wembanyama in his 2 seasons (25.0 points against 22.5), and he also scored a total of 31,005 points more (33,643 vs. 2,638).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+2.5
20
Victor Wembanyama 22.5
2

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+31,005
20
Victor Wembanyama 2,638
2

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Victor Wembanyama 0

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Kobe Bryant has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+25.6
15
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+5,640
15
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Victor Wembanyama 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+6
Victor Wembanyama 0

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+24
Victor Wembanyama 1

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+118
Victor Wembanyama 4

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+408
Victor Wembanyama 23

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+868
Victor Wembanyama 73

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+1141
Victor Wembanyama 113

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
+1214
Victor Wembanyama 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
+15
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kobe Bryant's point thresholds are omited here.

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:+2.5+0.5+2.0+2.2+0.9+2.7+1.0+2.4+2.6+2.8+18+1,229
Victor Wembanyama 22.5 8.2 17.5 46.9 2.3 6.8 33.9 3.8 4.8 80.9 2 117

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:+31,005+10,760+24,157+2.2+1,557+4,749+1.0+7,928+9,455+2.8+18+1,229
Victor Wembanyama 2,638 959 2,043 46.9 270 797 33.9 450 556 80.9 2 117

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:+25.6+9.2+20.5+44.8+1.3+4.0+33.1+6.0+7.4+81.6+15+220
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+5,640+2,014+4,499+44.8+292+882+33.1+1,320+1,617+81.6+15+220
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+13.8
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
199879
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+8.9
202546

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 18 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 20, from 1999 to 2016—he averaged 26.7 points in a total of 1,196 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 35.4 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

In those 18 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Kobe Bryant won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+8.2
19979
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
+8.7
199811
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 18 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 13 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 27.4 points in a total of 200 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.8 ppg and his lowest 19.8.