List of career achievements by Kobe Bryant

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Kobe Bryant in 2006

Kobe Bryant was a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for his entire 20-year career. Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later. [1] [2] He and then-teammate Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. After O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat following the 2003–04 season, Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers franchise. [3] He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. [4] In 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second-highest number of points scored in a game in NBA history, [5] [6] behind only Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point performance, and highest output for a guard, as well as being the most points scored by an individual during a televised performance. Bryant was awarded the regular season's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in the 2007–08 season and led his team to the 2008 NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference. [7] As a member of the U.S. men's basketball team, Bryant was a two-time Olympic gold medalist starting with the 2008 Summer Olympics ("The Redeem Team" [8] ) and following with the 2012 Summer Olympics team. He led the Lakers to two more championships in 2009 and 2010, winning the Finals MVP award on both occasions.

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Bryant currently ranks fourth both on the league's all-time post-season scoring and all-time regular-season scoring lists. He has been selected to 15 All-NBA Team (eleven times to the All-NBA First Team) and 12 All-Defensive Team (nine times to the All-Defensive First Team). He was selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game on 18 occasions, winning All-Star MVP Awards in 2002, 2007, 2009, and 2011 (he shared the 2009 award with Shaquille O'Neal). The award would be named after him in 2020. He also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest as well as the Rookie Game scoring title in 1997. [9] He has had 1 eighty-point game, 6 sixty-point games (including his final game), 26 fifty-point games, and 134 forty-point games in his career. Kobe had been also in a three-way tie with Stephen Curry and Donyell Marshall for most three-pointers with 12 in a game until November 8, 2016, when Curry set a new record with 13. In his final game on April 13, 2016, at 37 years old, he became the oldest player to score 60 points in a single game and set the highest point total in the 2015–16 regular season.

NBA career statistics

†Denotes seasons in which the Lakers won an NBA Championship
*Denotes seasons in which the Lakers reached the NBA Finals
^Denotes seasons in which Bryant led the league
BoldDenotes career-highs

Regular season

SeasonTeamGames
played		Games
started		Minutes
per game		 Field goal
percentage		 3-point field goal
percentage		 Free throw
percentage		 Rebounds
per game		 Assists
per game		 Steals
per game		 Blocks
per game		Points
per game
1996–97 L.A. Lakers 71615.5.417.375.8191.91.3.7.37.9
1997–98 L.A. Lakers 79126.0.428.341.7943.12.5.9.515.4
1998–99 L.A. Lakers 50^5037.9.465.267.8395.33.81.41.019.9
1999–2000 † L.A. Lakers †666238.2.468.319.8216.34.91.6.922.5
2000–01 † L.A. Lakers †686840.9.464.305.8535.95.01.7.628.5
2001–02 † L.A. Lakers †808038.3.469.250.8295.55.51.5.425.2
2002–03 L.A. Lakers 82^8241.5.451.383.8436.95.92.2.830.0
2003–04* L.A. Lakers*656437.6.438.327.8525.55.11.7.424.0
2004–05 L.A. Lakers 666640.7.433.339.8165.96.01.3.827.6
2005–06 L.A. Lakers 808041.0.450.347.8505.34.51.8.435.4^
2006–07 L.A. Lakers 777740.8.463.344.8685.75.41.4.531.6^
2007–08* L.A. Lakers*82^8238.9.459.361.8406.35.41.8.528.3
2008–09 † L.A. Lakers †82^8236.1.467.351.8565.24.91.5.526.8
2009–10 † L.A. Lakers †737338.8.456.329.8115.45.01.5.327.0
2010–11 L.A. Lakers 828233.9.451.323.8285.14.71.2.125.3
2011–12 L.A. Lakers 585838.5.430.303.8455.44.61.2.327.9
2012–13 L.A. Lakers 787838.6.463.324.8395.66.01.4.327.3
2013–14 L.A. Lakers 6629.5.425.188.8574.36.31.2.213.8
2014–15 L.A. Lakers 353534.5.373.293.8135.75.61.3.222.3
2015–16 L.A. Lakers 666628.2.358.285.8263.72.8.9.217.6
Career1,3461,19836.1.447.329.8375.24.71.4.525.0
All-Star141427.8.507.333.8064.94.52.6.420.0
Source: [9]

Playoffs

SeasonTeamGames
played		Games
started		Minutes
per g		 Field goal
percentage		 3-point field goal
percentage		 Free throw
percentage		 Rebounds
per game		 Assists
per game		 Steals
per game		 Blocks
per game		Points
per game
1996–97 L.A. Lakers 9014.8.382.261.8671.21.2.3.28.2
1997–98 L.A. Lakers 11020.0.408.214.6891.91.5.3.78.7
1998–99 L.A. Lakers 8839.4.430.348.8006.94.61.91.219.8
1999–2000 † L.A. Lakers †222239.0.442.344.7544.54.41.51.521.1
2000–01 † L.A. Lakers †161643.4.469.324.8217.36.11.6.829.4
2001–02 † L.A. Lakers †191943.8.434.379.7595.84.61.4.926.6
2002–03 L.A. Lakers 121244.3.432.403.8275.15.21.2.132.1^
2003–04* L.A. Lakers*222244.2.413.247.8134.75.51.9.324.5
2005–06 L.A. Lakers 7744.9.497.400.7716.35.11.1.427.9
2006–07 L.A. Lakers 5543.0.462.357.9195.24.41.0.432.8^
2007–08* L.A. Lakers*212141.1.479.302.8095.75.61.7.430.1^
2008–09 † L.A. Lakers †232340.9.457.349.8835.35.51.7.930.2
2009–10 † L.A. Lakers †232340.1.458.374.8426.05.51.4.729.2
2010–11 L.A. Lakers 101035.4.446.293.8203.43.31.6.322.8
2011–12 L.A. Lakers 121239.7.439.283.8324.84.31.3.230.0
Career22020039.3.448.331.8165.14.71.4.625.6
Source: [9]

Career ranking

Career – season [9]
Career – playoffs [10]

NBA awards and accomplishments

Bryant shooting a free throw KBryant8.jpg
Bryant shooting a free throw
  • 18 consecutive selections, 13 consecutive appearances (No All-Star game in 1999 due to a league-wide lockout) [9] [19]
  • Missed the 2010, 2014 and 2015 games due to injury [20]
  • First team: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 [22] [23]
  • Second team: 2000, 2001 [22] [23]
  • Third team: 1999, 2005 [22] [23]
  • First team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 [24] [25]
  • Second team: 2001, 2002, 2012 [24] [25]
  • Player of the Month was awarded separately to Eastern and Western Conference starting from the 2001–02 season. [29]
  • games played: 1998–99 (50), 2007–08 (82), 2008–09 (82) [9]
  • usage percentage: 2005–06 (38.7), 2010–11 (35.1), 2011–12 (35.7) [9]
  • points: 2002–03 (2,461), 2005–06 (2,832, 7th in NBA history), [30] 2006–07 (2,430), 2007–08 (2,323) [9]
  • points per game: 2005–06 (35.4, 8th in NBA history), [31] 2006–07 (31.6) [9]
  • field goals attempted: 2005–06 (2,173), 2006–07 (1,757), 2007–08 (1,690), 2010–11 (1,639), 2011–12 (1336) [9]
  • field goals made: 2002–03 (868), 2005–06 (978), 2006–07 (813) [9]
  • free throws attempted: 2006–07 (768) [9]
  • free throws made: 2005–06 (696), 2006–07 (667) [9]
  • win shares: 2001 (3.8)
  • points: 2004 (539), 2008 (633), 2009 (695), 2010 (671)
  • points per game: 2003 (32.1), 2007 (32.8), 2008 (30.1)
  • minutes played: 2002 (833), 2004 (973)
  • field goals made: 2004 (190), 2008 (222), 2009 (242), 2010 (234)
  • field goals attempted: 2002 (431), 2004 (460), 2008 (463), 2009 (530), 2010 (511)
  • free throws made: 2004 (135), 2008 (157), 2009 (174), 2010 (154)
  • free throws attempted: 2008 (194), 2010 (183)
  • steals: 2000 (32), 2009 (38)
  • turnovers: 2010 (79)
  • personal fouls: 2000 (89)

NBA records

Currently holds

Bryant scored 50 points or more in four consecutive games in 2007. Bryant Fades Over Butler.jpg
Bryant scored 50 points or more in four consecutive games in 2007.

Bryant holds or shares numerous NBA records:

  • 633 (2008), 695 (2009), 671 (2010) [37]

Most total playoff CP with 3800

Highest CPPG with 20 cppg

Previously held

Most All-NBA Total Selections won, career: 15 (tied with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan) - Surpassed by LeBron James (16), 2020

  • Surpassed by LeBron James (28 years, 17 days) on January 16, 2013. [47]
  • Chamberlain (29 years, 134 days), [46] Jordan (29 years, 326 days), [48] Kevin Durant (29 years, 103 days), [49] Bryant, and James are the only five players to reach the milestone before reaching the age of 30.
  • Surpassed by LeBron James (27 years, 35 days) on February 3, 2012.

Los Angeles Lakers franchise records

Bryant set a record at the modern Madison Square Garden with 61 points. Kobe Bryant 61 NYK.jpg
Bryant set a record at the modern Madison Square Garden with 61 points.

Bryant holds or shares numerous Lakers franchise records:

  • 18 (1998, 2000 – 2016)
  • 11 (2002 – 2004, 2006 – 2013)
  • 9 (2000, 2003 – 2004, 2006 – 2011)
  • Most career regular-season games played: 1,346 [54]
  • Most career playoff games played: 220 [55]
  • Career: 33,643 [56]
    • Surpassed Jerry West, the previous holder of the record, on February 1, 2010 [57]
  • Career, playoffs: 5,640 [56]
    • Surpassed Jerry West, the previous holder of the record, on April 23, 2010) [58]
  • Season: 2,832 (2005–06) [9]
  • Game: 81 (on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors) [5] [6]
  • Half: 55 (2nd half, on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors) [5]
  • Quarter: 30 (twice, most recently on November 30, 2006 in 3rd quarter vs. Utah Jazz) [5]
  • Games scoring 60 points or more, career: 6
  • Games scoring 50 points or more, career: 26 [59]
  • Games scoring 50 points or more, season: 10 (2006–07) [4]
  • Games scoring 40 points or more, career: 134 [57]
  • Games scoring 40 points or more, season: 27 (2005–06) [60]
Bryant goes in for a layup in a 2010 game against the Magic. Kobe Bryant layup versus the Magic.jpg
Bryant goes in for a layup in a 2010 game against the Magic.
  • Consecutive games of 50 points or more: 4 (March 16–23, 2007) [61]
    • Behind Wilt Chamberlain (7 consecutive games five times in 1961–62) [61]
  • Consecutive games of 40 points or more: 9 (February 6–23, 2003) [62]
    • Tied with Michael Jordan (1986–87) and behind Wilt Chamberlain (14 consecutive games twice in 1961–62 and 10 consecutive games in 1962–63) [62] [63]
  • Career attempts: 26,200 [56] [64]
  • Career: 11,719 [65]
  • Career, playoffs: 2,014 [66]
  • Career attempts, playoffs: 4,499 [67]
  • Half: 18 (2nd half, on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors) [5] [68]
  • Half attempts: 28 (tied with Elgin Baylor; on November 17, 2002 at Boston Celtics) [68]
  • Half, playoffs: 12 (tied with Elgin Baylor; on April 20, 2003 at Minnesota Timberwolves) [69]
  • Quarter: 11 (twice, most recently on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors) [68]
  • Quarter attempts, playoffs: 13 (tied with 3 players; on May 13, 2003 at San Antonio Spurs) [69]
  • Career: 8,378 [56] [65]
  • Career attempts: 10,011
  • Career, playoffs: 1,320 [55] [70]
  • Career attempts, playoffs: 1,617 [55]
  • Game, playoffs: 21 (on May 4, 2008 vs. Utah Jazz) [69] [71]
  • Quarter, playoffs: 11 (tied with 3 players; on May 8, 1997 vs. Utah Jazz) [69]
  • Most free throws in a game without a miss, playoffs: 18 (May 18, 2012)
  • Consecutive: 62 (January 11–22, 2006) [5] [68]
  • Career: 1,827 [4] [68]
  • Career, playoffs: 292 [72]
  • Game: 12 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics) [68] [73]
  • Half: 8 (1st half, on March 28, 2003 vs. Washington Wizards) [68] [74]
  • Consecutive: 9 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics) [73]
  • Career attempts: 5,546 [56]
  • Career attempts, playoffs: 882 [75]
  • Season attempts: 518 (2005–06) [4] [68]
  • Game attempts: 18 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics) [68] [73]
  • Career: 1,944
  • Half: 6 (tied with 3 players; on February 13, 2006 vs. Utah Jazz) [68]
  • Quarter, playoffs: 3 (five times, tied with 9 players; most recently on June 15, 2008 vs. Boston Celtics) [69]
  • Career: 3,353
  • Career, playoffs: 660
  • Career: 4,010

Miscellaneous records

Others

Bryant playing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Kobe Bryant Beijing Olympics 2.jpg
Bryant playing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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