Kobe Bryant

Seasons 1996-97–2015-16 · 20 on record · Ht 6-6 · b. 1978

★ Hall of Fame★ MVP★ 2× Finals MVP★ 2× Scoring champion18× All-Star15× All-NBA12× All-Defense

Player info

Nickname	The Black Mamba
Position	SF
Number	#24 (also #8)
Team	Los Angeles Lakers
Height	6-6
Weight	212 lb
Born	1978-08-23
High school	Lower Merion
Drafted	1996 · Round 1, Pick 13 · CHH
Seasons	1996-97–2015-16 (20)

Career averages

25.0 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 4.7 APG · 1346 games · .447 FG% · .329 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
1996-97	LAL	18	71	15.5	.417	.375	.819	1.9	1.3	0.7	0.3	7.6	14.4	.544
1997-98	LAL	19	79	26.0	.428	.341	.794	3.1	2.5	0.9	0.5	15.4	18.5	.548
1998-99	LAL	20	50	37.9	.465	.267	.839	5.3	3.8	1.4	1.0	19.9	18.9	.549
1999-00	LAL	21	66	38.2	.468	.319	.821	6.3	4.9	1.6	0.9	22.5	21.7	.546
2000-01	LAL	22	68	40.9	.464	.305	.853	5.9	5.0	1.7	0.6	28.5	24.5	.552
2001-02	LAL	23	80	38.3	.469	.250	.829	5.5	5.5	1.5	0.4	25.2	23.2	.544
2002-03	LAL	24	82	41.5	.451	.383	.843	6.9	5.9	2.2	0.8	30.0	26.2	.550
2003-04	LAL	25	65	37.6	.438	.327	.852	5.5	5.1	1.7	0.4	24.0	23.7	.551
2004-05	LAL	26	66	40.7	.433	.339	.816	5.9	6.0	1.3	0.8	27.6	23.3	.563
2005-06	LAL	27	80	41.0	.450	.347	.850	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	35.4	28.0	.559
2006-07	LAL	28	77	40.8	.463	.344	.868	5.7	5.4	1.4	0.5	31.6	26.1	.580
2007-08	LAL	29	82	38.9	.459	.361	.840	6.3	5.4	1.8	0.5	28.3	24.2	.576
2008-09	LAL	30	82	36.1	.467	.351	.856	5.2	4.9	1.5	0.5	26.8	24.4	.561
2009-10	LAL	31	73	38.8	.456	.329	.811	5.4	5.0	1.5	0.3	27.0	21.9	.545
2010-11	LAL	32	82	33.9	.451	.323	.828	5.1	4.7	1.2	0.1	25.3	23.9	.548
2011-12	LAL	33	58	38.5	.430	.303	.845	5.4	4.6	1.2	0.3	27.9	21.9	.527
2012-13	LAL	34	78	38.6	.463	.324	.839	5.6	6.0	1.4	0.3	27.3	23.0	.570
2013-14	LAL	35	6	29.5	.425	.188	.857	4.3	6.3	1.2	0.2	13.8	10.7	.505
2014-15	LAL	36	35	34.5	.373	.293	.813	5.7	5.6	1.3	0.2	22.3	17.6	.477
2015-16	LAL	37	66	28.2	.358	.285	.826	3.7	2.8	0.9	0.2	17.6	14.9	.469

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1996-97	LAL	71	6	1,103	176	422	.417	51	136	136	166	132	91	49	23	112	539
1997-98	LAL	79	1	2,056	391	913	.428	75	220	363	457	242	199	74	40	157	1,220
1998-99	LAL	50	50	1,896	362	779	.465	27	101	245	292	264	190	72	50	157	996
1999-00	LAL	66	62	2,524	554	1,183	.468	46	144	331	403	416	323	106	62	182	1,485
2000-01	LAL	68	68	2,783	701	1,510	.464	61	200	475	557	399	338	114	43	220	1,938
2001-02	LAL	80	80	3,063	749	1,597	.469	33	132	488	589	441	438	118	35	223	2,019
2002-03	LAL	82	82	3,401	868	1,924	.451	124	324	601	713	564	481	181	67	288	2,461
2003-04	LAL	65	64	2,447	516	1,178	.438	71	217	454	533	359	330	112	28	171	1,557
2004-05	LAL	66	66	2,689	573	1,324	.433	131	387	542	664	392	398	86	53	270	1,819
2005-06	LAL	80	80	3,277	978	2,173	.450	180	518	696	819	425	360	147	30	250	2,832
2006-07	LAL	77	77	3,140	813	1,757	.463	137	398	667	768	439	413	111	36	255	2,430
2007-08	LAL	82	82	3,192	775	1,690	.459	150	415	623	742	517	441	151	40	257	2,323
2008-09	LAL	82	82	2,960	800	1,712	.467	118	336	483	564	429	399	120	37	210	2,201
2009-10	LAL	73	73	2,835	716	1,569	.456	99	301	439	541	391	365	113	20	233	1,970
2010-11	LAL	82	82	2,779	740	1,639	.451	115	356	483	583	419	388	99	12	243	2,078
2011-12	LAL	58	58	2,232	574	1,336	.430	87	287	381	451	313	264	69	18	204	1,616
2012-13	LAL	78	78	3,013	738	1,595	.463	132	407	525	626	433	469	106	25	287	2,133
2013-14	LAL	6	6	177	31	73	.425	3	16	18	21	26	38	7	1	34	83
2014-15	LAL	35	35	1,207	266	713	.373	54	184	196	241	199	197	47	7	128	782
2015-16	LAL	66	66	1,863	398	1,113	.358	133	467	232	281	247	184	62	13	129	1,161
Career		1346	—	—	11,719	26,200	.447	1827	5546	8378	10011	7047	6306	1944	640	4010	33,643

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1996-97	LAL	71	15.5	5.7	13.8	.417	1.7	4.4	4.4	5.4	4.3	3.0	1.6	0.8	3.7	17.6
1997-98	LAL	79	26.0	6.8	16.0	.428	1.3	3.9	6.4	8.0	4.2	3.5	1.3	0.7	2.7	21.4
1998-99	LAL	50	37.9	6.9	14.8	.465	0.5	1.9	4.7	5.5	5.0	3.6	1.4	0.9	3.0	18.9
1999-00	LAL	66	38.2	7.9	16.9	.468	0.7	2.1	4.7	5.7	5.9	4.6	1.5	0.9	2.6	21.2
2000-01	LAL	68	40.9	9.1	19.5	.464	0.8	2.6	6.1	7.2	5.2	4.4	1.5	0.6	2.8	25.1
2001-02	LAL	80	38.3	8.8	18.8	.469	0.4	1.6	5.7	6.9	5.2	5.1	1.4	0.4	2.6	23.7
2002-03	LAL	82	41.5	9.2	20.4	.451	1.3	3.4	6.4	7.5	6.0	5.1	1.9	0.7	3.0	26.0
2003-04	LAL	65	37.6	7.6	17.3	.438	1.0	3.2	6.7	7.8	5.3	4.9	1.6	0.4	2.5	22.9
2004-05	LAL	66	40.7	7.7	17.7	.433	1.8	5.2	7.3	8.9	5.2	5.3	1.2	0.7	3.6	24.4
2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	10.7	23.9	.450	2.0	5.7	7.6	9.0	4.7	4.0	1.6	0.3	2.7	31.1
2006-07	LAL	77	40.8	9.3	20.1	.463	1.6	4.6	7.6	8.8	5.0	4.7	1.3	0.4	2.9	27.9
2007-08	LAL	82	38.9	8.7	19.1	.459	1.7	4.7	7.0	8.4	5.8	5.0	1.7	0.5	2.9	26.2
2008-09	LAL	82	36.1	9.7	20.8	.467	1.4	4.1	5.9	6.9	5.2	4.9	1.5	0.5	2.6	26.8
2009-10	LAL	73	38.8	9.1	19.9	.456	1.3	3.8	5.6	6.9	5.0	4.6	1.4	0.3	3.0	25.0
2010-11	LAL	82	33.9	9.6	21.2	.451	1.5	4.6	6.3	7.6	5.4	5.0	1.3	0.2	3.1	26.9
2011-12	LAL	58	38.5	9.3	21.5	.430	1.4	4.6	6.1	7.3	5.0	4.3	1.1	0.3	3.3	26.1
2012-13	LAL	78	38.6	8.8	19.1	.463	1.6	4.9	6.3	7.5	5.2	5.6	1.3	0.3	3.4	25.5
2013-14	LAL	6	29.5	6.3	14.8	.425	0.6	3.3	3.7	4.3	5.3	7.7	1.4	0.2	6.9	16.9
2014-15	LAL	35	34.5	7.9	21.3	.373	1.6	5.5	5.8	7.2	5.9	5.9	1.4	0.2	3.8	23.3
2015-16	LAL	66	28.2	7.7	21.5	.358	2.6	9.0	4.5	5.4	4.8	3.6	1.2	0.3	2.5	22.4

Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.

Advanced stats

Season	Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1996-97	LAL	71	1,103	14.4	.544	24.7	0.5	1.3	1.8	.079	-0.2	+0.1	-0.1	+0.5
1997-98	LAL	79	2,056	18.5	.548	27.2	4.5	1.8	6.3	.147	+2.2	-0.8	+1.4	+1.8
1998-99	LAL	50	1,896	18.9	.549	25.3	3.7	1.5	5.2	.130	+2.1	-0.1	+2.1	+1.9
1999-00	LAL	66	2,524	21.7	.546	26.8	6.1	4.5	10.6	.202	+3.5	+1.6	+5.1	+4.5
2000-01	LAL	68	2,783	24.5	.552	31.8	9.2	2.2	11.3	.196	+5.1	-0.3	+4.8	+4.7
2001-02	LAL	80	3,063	23.2	.544	30.4	8.9	3.8	12.7	.199	+4.3	+0.3	+4.6	+5.2
2002-03	LAL	82	3,401	26.2	.550	32.9	11.0	4.0	14.9	.210	+6.3	+0.7	+7.1	+7.7
2003-04	LAL	65	2,447	23.7	.551	29.1	7.8	3.0	10.7	.210	+5.1	+0.5	+5.6	+4.7
2004-05	LAL	66	2,689	23.3	.563	31.7	7.1	1.0	8.1	.145	+5.7	-0.8	+5.0	+4.7
2005-06	LAL	80	3,277	28.0	.559	38.7	11.6	3.7	15.3	.224	+7.4	+0.2	+7.6	+8.0
2006-07	LAL	77	3,140	26.1	.580	33.6	10.8	2.2	13.0	.199	+6.4	-0.5	+5.9	+6.1
2007-08	LAL	82	3,192	24.2	.576	31.4	9.5	4.3	13.8	.208	+5.2	+0.6	+5.8	+6.3
2008-09	LAL	82	2,960	24.4	.561	32.2	8.6	4.0	12.7	.206	+5.6	+0.3	+5.9	+5.9
2009-10	LAL	73	2,835	21.9	.545	32.3	5.4	4.0	9.4	.160	+3.9	+0.2	+4.1	+4.4
2010-11	LAL	82	2,779	23.9	.548	35.1	6.8	3.5	10.3	.178	+5.4	-0.2	+5.2	+5.0
2011-12	LAL	58	2,232	21.9	.527	35.7	4.2	2.0	6.2	.132	+4.2	-0.9	+3.3	+2.9
2012-13	LAL	78	3,013	23.0	.570	31.9	8.4	2.6	10.9	.174	+4.7	-0.1	+4.6	+5.0
2013-14	LAL	6	177	10.7	.505	28.7	-0.5	0.1	-0.4	-.097	-3.1	-2.1	-5.1	-0.1
2014-15	LAL	35	1,207	17.6	.477	34.9	-0.4	0.6	0.2	.006	+2.0	-1.7	+0.3	+0.7
2015-16	LAL	66	1,863	14.9	.469	32.2	-0.9	0.5	-0.4	-.010	+0.9	-2.4	-1.6	+0.2
Career		1346	—	—	—	—	—	—	172.6	—	—	—	—	+80.1

PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.

Playoff stats

Season	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	TS%
1996-97	9	14.2	8.2	1.2	1.2	0.3	0.2	.382	.261	.543
1997-98	13	19.7	7.4	1.6	1.2	0.2	0.6	.408	.214	.501
1998-99	8	39.0	19.8	6.9	4.6	1.9	1.2	.430	.348	.502
1999-00	23	38.4	20.2	4.3	4.2	1.4	1.4	.442	.344	.517
2000-01	16	42.8	29.4	7.2	6.1	1.6	0.8	.469	.324	.555
2001-02	19	43.3	26.6	5.8	4.6	1.4	0.9	.434	.379	.511
2002-03	12	43.8	32.1	5.1	5.2	1.2	0.1	.432	.403	.531
2003-04	22	43.6	24.5	4.7	5.5	1.9	0.3	.413	.247	.506
2005-06	7	44.4	27.9	6.3	5.1	1.1	0.4	.497	.400	.587
2006-07	5	42.6	32.8	5.2	4.4	1.0	0.4	.462	.357	.561
2007-08	21	40.7	30.1	5.7	5.6	1.7	0.4	.479	.302	.577
2008-09	23	40.3	30.2	5.3	5.5	1.7	0.9	.457	.349	.564
2009-10	23	39.6	29.2	6.0	5.5	1.3	0.7	.458	.374	.567
2010-11	10	35.1	22.8	3.4	3.3	1.6	0.3	.446	.293	.536
2011-12	12	39.2	30.0	4.8	4.3	1.3	0.2	.439	.283	.525
Career	223	38.8	25.3	5.0	4.7	1.4	0.6	.448	.331	.541

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	720	23.4	4.8	4.6	512–208
Away	729	23.0	4.9	4.1	375–354
In wins	887	23.9	5.0	4.6	887–0
In losses	562	22.2	4.6	3.9	0–562

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	33	19.6	4.1	3.9	20–13
BOS Boston Celtics	36	21.6	4.4	3.8	22–14
BKN Brooklyn Nets	31	19.5	4.4	4.5	22–9
CHA Charlotte Hornets	51	24.5	5.3	4.4	37–14
CHI Chicago Bulls	34	21.6	4.9	4.1	20–14
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	35	22.7	5.5	4.8	17–18
DAL Dallas Mavericks	66	21.8	5.6	4.1	46–20
DEN Denver Nuggets	69	23.8	5.1	5.1	43–26
DET Detroit Pistons	34	21.5	4.6	5.0	23–11
GSW Golden State Warriors	72	25.2	4.8	4.4	55–17
HOU Houston Rockets	66	24.6	5.0	4.5	37–29
IND Indiana Pacers	35	24.0	5.0	3.9	21–14
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	70	24.6	5.1	4.5	47–23
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	68	24.1	4.6	4.2	44–24
MIA Miami Heat	34	23.1	4.4	4.1	16–18
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	35	22.1	4.6	4.3	25–10
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	67	23.1	5.0	4.7	50–17
NOP New Orleans Pelicans	7	15.6	4.6	2.6	2–5
NYK New York Knicks	37	24.4	4.8	3.8	23–14
OKC Oklahoma City Thunder	25	20.7	4.2	4.7	10–15
ORL Orlando Magic	34	21.3	4.6	5.0	22–12
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	34	22.1	4.9	4.2	20–14
PHX Phoenix Suns	72	23.1	5.1	4.4	41–31
POR Portland Trail Blazers	67	25.2	5.0	3.7	31–36
SAC Sacramento Kings	70	24.2	5.4	4.8	45–25
SAS San Antonio Spurs	67	21.4	4.8	3.8	29–38
TOR Toronto Raptors	34	26.2	5.9	5.2	24–10
UTA Utah Jazz	69	22.4	3.9	3.7	37–32
WAS Washington Wizards	33	24.3	4.8	5.4	21–12

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 2015-16

Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.

Range	% of shots	FG%
At the rim (0-3 ft)	9%	.644
In the paint (3-10 ft)	10%	.398
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	17%	.411
Long two (16 ft-3P)	21%	.312
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	42%	.285

Average shot distance 17.3 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 13% of threes from the corner

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
1996-97	$1,015,000
1997-98	$1,167,240
1998-99	$1,319,000
1999-00	$9,000,000
2000-01	$10,125,000
2001-02	$11,250,000
2002-03	$12,375,000
2003-04	$13,500,000
2004-05	$14,625,000
2005-06	$15,946,875
2006-07	$17,718,750
2007-08	$19,490,625
2008-09	$21,262,500
2009-10	$23,034,375
2010-11	$24,806,250
2011-12	$25,244,493
2012-13	$30,453,805
2013-14	$30,453,805
2014-15	$23,500,000
2015-16	$25,000,000
Career earnings	$331,287,718

Frequently asked questions

What team does Kobe Bryant play for?

Kobe Bryant plays SF for the Los Angeles Lakers.

What are Kobe Bryant's career stats?

Kobe Bryant has averaged 25.0 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 4.7 APG over 20 seasons (1996-97–2015-16).

How much does Kobe Bryant make?

Kobe Bryant's salary is $25,000,000 for the 2015-16 season, with career earnings of about $331.3M.

How tall is Kobe Bryant?

Kobe Bryant is 6-6 (212 lb).

When was Kobe Bryant drafted?

Kobe Bryant was drafted in 1996, round 1, pick 13.