Kobe Bryant vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine.

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 Zach LaVine 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 4.2 points more than Zach LaVine in his 11 seasons (25.0 points against 20.8), and he also scored a total of 20,053 points more (33,643 vs. 13,590).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+4.2
20
Zach LaVine 20.8
11

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+20,053
20
Zach LaVine 13,590
11

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine (+6.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,563).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+6.3
15
Zach LaVine 19.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+5,563
15
Zach LaVine 77
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Zach LaVine 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+6
Zach LaVine 0

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+23
Zach LaVine 2

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+99
Zach LaVine 23

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+310
Zach LaVine 121

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+569
Zach LaVine 372

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+691
Zach LaVine 563

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
+685
Zach LaVine 646

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
+7
Zach LaVine 8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Zach LaVine 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 13
+13
Zach LaVine 0

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 88
+88
Zach LaVine 0

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 167
+165
Zach LaVine 2

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 204
+200
Zach LaVine 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 218
+214
Zach LaVine 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 2
+2
Zach LaVine 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:+4.2+1.3+3.7+2.2+0.9+1.9+6.2+2.6+3.1+0.4+9+692
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.3 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.3 11 654

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:+20,053+6,867+15,869+2.2+294+1,624+6.2+6,025+7,186+0.4+9+692
Zach LaVine 13,590 4,852 10,331 47.0 1,533 3,922 39.1 2,353 2,825 83.3 11 654

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:+6.3+2.4+4.7+1.9+1.0+2.0+4.4+2.5+3.6+11.7+14+216
Zach LaVine 19.3 6.8 15.8 42.9 2.3 6.0 37.5 3.5 3.8 93.3 1 4

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:+5,563+1,987+4,436+1.9+283+858+4.4+1,306+1,602+11.7+14+216
Zach LaVine 77 27 63 42.9 9 24 37.5 14 15 93.3 1 4

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
Zach LaVine 10.1
+2.5
201577

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
+1.4
199879
Zach LaVine 14.0
201682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.9
+1.0
199950
Zach LaVine 18.9
201747

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.5
+5.8
2000NBA Champion66
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.5
+4.8
2001NBA Champion68
Zach LaVine 23.7
201963

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.2
2002NBA Champion80
Zach LaVine 25.5
+0.3
202060

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+2.6
200382
Zach LaVine 27.4
202158

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.0
200465
Zach LaVine 24.4
+0.4
202267

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.6
+2.8
200566
Zach LaVine 24.8
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader35.4
+15.9
200680
Zach LaVine 19.5
202425

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader31.6
+8.3
200777
Zach LaVine 23.3
202574

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 9 seasons more than Zach LaVine 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
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
+8.7
199811
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.8
+19.8
19998
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 21.1
+21.1
2000NBA Champion22
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.4
+29.4
2001NBA Champion16
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.6
+26.6
2002NBA Champion19
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.1
+32.1
200312
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.5
+5.2
200422
Zach LaVine 19.3
20224

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20050
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+27.9
20067
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.8
+32.8
20075
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250

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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