Ray Allen vs. Kobe Bryant: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kobe Bryant and Ray Allen 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 Ray Allen are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 58,148 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 Ray Allen 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 6.1 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (25.0 points against 18.9), and he also scored a total of 9,138 points more (33,643 vs. 24,505).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
18
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+6.1
20

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
18
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+9,138
20

Scoring Titles

Ray Allen 0
Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2

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 Ray Allen (+9.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,891).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
11
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+9.5
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
11
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+2,891
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Ray Allen 0
Kobe Bryant 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Ray Allen 0
Kobe Bryant 6
+6

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
Kobe Bryant 25
+24

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
Kobe Bryant 122
+109

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
Kobe Bryant 431
+301

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
Kobe Bryant 941
+357

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
Kobe Bryant 1,254
+120

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
Kobe Bryant 1,331
+36

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
Kobe Bryant 15
+10

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
Kobe Bryant 1

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
Kobe Bryant 13
+10

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
Kobe Bryant 88
+77

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
Kobe Bryant 167
+108

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
Kobe Bryant 204
+80

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
Kobe Bryant 218
+50

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
+1
Kobe Bryant 2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 18.9 6.6 14.6 45.2 2.3 5.7 40.0 3.4 3.8 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+6.1+2.1+4.9+0.5+0.9+1.6+7.1+2.8+3.6+5.7+2+46
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 24,505 8,567 18,955 45.2 2,973 7,429 40.0 4,398 4,920 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+9,138+3,152+7,245+0.5+1,146+1,883+7.1+3,980+5,091+5.7+2+46
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

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 16.1 5.4 12.3 44.3 2.3 5.6 40.1 3.0 3.4 88.3 11 171
difference:+9.5+3.8+8.2+0.5+1.0+1.6+7.0+3.0+4.0+6.7+4+49
Kobe Bryant 25.6 9.2 20.5 44.8 1.3 4.0 33.1 6.0 7.4 81.6 15 220

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+2,891+1,086+2,404+0.5+93+77+7.0+812+1,042+6.7+4+49
Kobe Bryant 5,640 2,014 4,499 44.8 292 882 33.1 1,320 1,617 81.6 15 220

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 13.4
+5.8
199782
Kobe Bryant 7.6
199771

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+4.1
199882
Kobe Bryant 15.4
199879

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
199950
Kobe Bryant 19.9
+2.8
199950

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
200082
Kobe Bryant 22.5
+0.4
2000NBA Champion66

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
200182
Kobe Bryant 28.5
+6.5
2001NBA Champion68

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
200269
Kobe Bryant 25.2
+3.4
2002NBA Champion80

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
200376
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+7.5
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
200456
Kobe Bryant 24.0
+1.0
200465

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
200578
Kobe Bryant 27.6
+3.7
200566

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
200678
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader35.4
+10.3
200680

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.4
200755
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader31.6
+5.2
200777

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.4
2008NBA Champion73
Kobe Bryant 28.3
+10.9
200882

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.2
200979
Kobe Bryant 26.8
+8.6
2009NBA Champion82

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.3
201080
Kobe Bryant 27.0
+10.7
2010NBA Champion73

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.5
201180
Kobe Bryant 25.3
+8.8
201182

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 14.2
201246
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+13.7
201258

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.9
2013NBA Champion79
Kobe Bryant 27.3
+16.4
201378

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 9.6
201473
Kobe Bryant 13.8
+4.2
20146

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 2 seasons more than Ray Allen 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
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+8.2
19979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Kobe Bryant 8.7
+8.7
199811

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
+2.5
19993
Kobe Bryant 19.8
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+0.9
20005
Kobe Bryant 21.1
2000NBA Champion22

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
200118
Kobe Bryant 29.4
+4.3
2001NBA Champion16

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Kobe Bryant 26.6
+26.6
2002NBA Champion19

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Kobe Bryant 32.1
+32.1
200312

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
Kobe Bryant 24.5
+24.5
200422

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+26.5
200511
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20050

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20060
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+27.9
20067

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20070
Kobe Bryant 32.8
+32.8
20075

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 15.6
2008NBA Champion26
Kobe Bryant 30.1
+14.5
200821

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.3
200914
Kobe Bryant 30.2
+11.9
2009NBA Champion23

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.1
201024
Kobe Bryant 29.2
+13.1
2010NBA Champion23

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.9
20119
Kobe Bryant 22.8
+3.9
201110

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.7
201218
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+19.3
201212

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.2
+10.2
2013NBA Champion23
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20130

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 9.3
+9.3
201420
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20140

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

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

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