Many media fans have had little and big debates as to who is the greatest basketball player of all time and to talk about the greatest and we have a few, LeBron James, Micheal Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and many more others have all passed through the chain of having to be legends of the basketball field.
Who is better Kobe or Jordan?
Many people have made comparisons between Kobe and Jordan to see who is better than the other. Certainly, everyone knows Kobe and how well he played.
He had spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. Sadly, he died when he reached the peak of his career on January 26, 2020, in Calabasas, California, United States.
Kobe Bryant’s career is averaging, 25.3 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4.7 APG, at 46% from the field, and playing 36.6 MPG, Bryant is averaging 19.3 shots per game. Whereas Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 5.3 APG at 50% from the field, and playing 38.3 MPG and Michael Jordan averaged 22.9 shots per game.
Jordan’s shooting percentage is 50% and Bryant’s is 46%, so one can conclude that Jordan shot 3.6 more shots than Kobe. Jordan averaged more points (4.8 PPG), rebounds (0.9 RPG), and assists (0.6 APG) while shooting 4% better than Bryant.
Certainly, Micheal Jordan is definitely a better player than Kobe Bryant.