Air Jordan vs. The Black Mamba

[SWC75]

Everybody has been comparing Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan. I decided to do a "net Points" comparison their career numbers:

Michael (6-6 195) 6 titles
38.3M 37.8p 7.8r 6.6a 2.9s 1.0b 56.1+ 14.4mfg 1.7mft 3.4to 3.3pf 22.8- = 33.3NP 21.7OE 11.6FG 51.0% twos 32.7% threes 83.5% FT

Kobe (6-6 212) 5 titles
36.1M 33.2P 7.0r 6.2a 1.9s 0.6b 48.9+ 14.3mfg 1.6mft 4.0to 3.0pf 23.2- = 25.7NP 17.3OE 8.4FG 47.9% twos 32.9% threes 83.7% FT

Kobe was great but Michael was slightly better - in virtually everything. But almost as good as Michael Jordan is pretty darn good.

 

[chugg21]

Everybody has been comparing Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan. I decided to do a "net Points" comparison their career numbers:

Michael (6-6 195) 6 titles
38.3M 37.8p 7.8r 6.6a 2.9s 1.0b 56.1+ 14.4mfg 1.7mft 3.4to 3.3pf 22.8- = 33.3NP 21.7OE 11.6FG 51.0% twos 32.7% threes 83.5% FT

Kobe (6-6 212) 5 titles
36.1M 33.2P 7.0r 6.2a 1.9s 0.6b 48.9+ 14.3mfg 1.6mft 4.0to 3.0pf 23.2- = 25.7NP 17.3OE 8.4FG 47.9% twos 32.9% threes 83.7% FT

Kobe was great but Michael was slightly better - in virtually everything. But almost as good as Michael Jordan is pretty darn good.

Think that's the consensus from everyone that saw both play in their primes. Think Lebron is equal or slightly ahead too in my opinion. Only 3 in that conversation from 1980 on.

 

[Newhouser]

Michael was better.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Jordan
James
Bryant

Jordan is #1. James is top 5. Bryant is top 10.

 

[UnknownOrange]

But Kobe is more like Jordan than Lebron is like Jordan.

 

[Alsacs]

Kobe Bryant was the closest thing to Michael Jordan.
LeBron James is a combination of Karl Malone’s body + Magic Johnson’s passing ability.

 

[NineOneSeven]

But Kobe is more like Jordan than Lebron is like Jordan.

With regards to MJ and Kobe Bean- Combo of competitiveness, work ethic, and pure talent is unmatched

 

[ForCuseSake]

Interesting that Jordan’s listed weight is lower than Kobe’s.

I always thought of him as bigger and stronger than Kobe. Probably due to their age difference.

 

[Melancer46]

Kobe was so eerily similar. The videos of them moving identically always get me.

“Only” a top 15 player all time though versus MJ being probably #1.

 

[jordville]

I'm a Jordan guy, always have been. But Kobe was the closest to MJ's game. This video package is a pretty good visual representation of that...

 

[OrangeDW]

Think that's the consensus from everyone that saw both play in their primes. Think Lebron is equal or slightly ahead too in my opinion. Only 3 in that conversation from 1980 on.

Still think Magic’s gotta at least be in the conversation. Unfortunate that his career was cut short which kept him from compiling a solid 5 years worth of numbers. But he was the ultimate winner, who could do it all.

 

[OrangeDW]

But Kobe is more like Jordan than Lebron is like Jordan.

No doubt. Very similar games, body types, competitors, etc. Kobe was like the 9.5/10 version of Jordan.

 

[OrangeDW]

Interesting that Jordan’s listed weight is lower than Kobe’s.

I always thought of him as bigger and stronger than Kobe. Probably due to their age difference.

1996-1998 Jordan looked to weigh quite a bit more than he did in his first run. And Wizards Jordan weighed more too.

Curious which years that listed weight was from.