List of career achievements by Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant is an American basketball shooting guard who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant is the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe "Jellybean" Bryant.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4] He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.[1] 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. 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] In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal as a member of the U.S. men's basketball team, occasionally referred to as "The Redeem Team".[8] He led the Lakers to two more championships in 2009 and 2010, winning the Finals MVP award on both occasions.
Bryant currently ranks third and sixth on the league's all-time post-season scoring and all-time regular season scoring lists, respectively. He has been selected to 13 All-NBA Team (nine times to the All-NBA First Team) and 11 All-Defensive Team (nine times to the All-Defensive First Team). He was selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game on 14 occasions, winning All-Star MVP Awards in 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2011 (he shared the 2009 award with Shaquille O'Neal). He also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1997.[9] As of May 2011, he has had 5 sixty-point games, 24 fifty-point games, and 110 forty-point games.
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[edit] NBA career statistics
Statistics are correct through the end of the 2010–11 regular season.
| 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 |
| Italics | Denotes career-highs |
[edit] Regular season
| Season | Team | Games 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 |
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| 1996–97 | L.A. Lakers | 71 | 6 | 15.5 | .417 | .375 | .819 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | 7.6 |
| 1997–98 | L.A. Lakers | 79 | 1 | 26.0 | .428 | .341 | .794 | 3.1 | 2.5 | .9 | .5 | 15.4 |
| 1998–99 | L.A. Lakers | 50^ | 50 | 37.9 | .465 | .267 | .839 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 19.9 |
| 1999–00 |
L.A. Lakers |
66 | 62 | 38.2 | .468 | .319 | .821 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 | .9 | 22.5 |
| 2000–01 |
L.A. Lakers |
68 | 68 | 40.9 | .464 | .305 | .853 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 1.7 | .6 | 28.5 |
| 2001–02 |
L.A. Lakers |
80 | 80 | 38.3 | .469 | .250 | .829 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | .4 | 25.2 |
| 2002–03 | L.A. Lakers | 82^ | 82 | 41.5 | .451 | .383 | .843 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 2.2 | .8 | 30.0 |
| 2003–04* | L.A. Lakers* | 65 | 64 | 37.6 | .438 | .327 | .852 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 1.7 | .4 | 24.0 |
| 2004–05 | L.A. Lakers | 66 | 66 | 40.7 | .433 | .339 | .816 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .8 | 27.6 |
| 2005–06 | L.A. Lakers | 80 | 80 | 41.0 | .450 | .347 | .850 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 1.8 | .4 | 35.4^ |
| 2006–07 | L.A. Lakers | 77 | 77 | 40.8 | .463 | .344 | .868 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 1.4 | .5 | 31.6^ |
| 2007–08* | L.A. Lakers* | 82^ | 82 | 38.9 | .459 | .361 | .840 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 1.8 | .5 | 28.3 |
| 2008–09 |
L.A. Lakers |
82^ | 82 | 36.1 | .467 | .351 | .856 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1.5 | .5 | 26.8 |
| 2009–10 |
L.A. Lakers |
73 | 73 | 38.8 | .456 | .329 | .811 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | .3 | 27.0 |
| 2010–11 | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 82 | 33.9 | .451 | .323 | .828 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1.2 | .1 | 25.3 |
| Career | 1103 | 955 | 36.4 | .454 | .339 | .837 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 1.5 | .5 | 25.3 | |
| All-Star | 12 | 12 | 27.3 | .507 | .345 | .808 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 2.8 | .3 | 20.3 |
- Source:[9]
[edit] Playoffs
| Season | Team | Games 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 | 9 | 0 | 14.8 | .382 | .261 | .867 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | 8.2 |
| 1997–98 | L.A. Lakers | 11 | 0 | 20.0 | .408 | .214 | .689 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .3 | .7 | 8.7 |
| 1998–99 | L.A. Lakers | 8 | 8 | 39.4 | .430 | .348 | .800 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 19.8 |
| 1999–00 |
L.A. Lakers |
22 | 22 | 39.0 | .442 | .344 | .754 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 21.1 |
| 2000–01 |
L.A. Lakers |
16 | 16 | 43.4 | .469 | .324 | .821 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 1.6 | .8 | 29.4 |
| 2001–02 |
L.A. Lakers |
19 | 19 | 43.8 | .434 | .379 | .759 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.4 | .9 | 26.6 |
| 2002–03 | L.A. Lakers | 12 | 12 | 44.3 | .432 | .403 | .827 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 1.2 | .1 | 32.1^ |
| 2003–04* | L.A. Lakers* | 22 | 22 | 44.2 | .413 | .247 | .813 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 1.9 | .3 | 24.5 |
| 2005–06 | L.A. Lakers | 7 | 7 | 44.9 | .497 | .400 | .771 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | .4 | 27.9 |
| 2006–07 | L.A. Lakers | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | .462 | .357 | .919 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .4 | 32.8^ |
| 2007–08* | L.A. Lakers* | 21 | 21 | 41.1 | .479 | .302 | .809 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 1.7 | .4 | 30.1^ |
| 2008–09 |
L.A. Lakers |
23 | 23 | 40.9 | .457 | .349 | .883 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 1.7 | .9 | 30.2 |
| 2009–10 |
L.A. Lakers |
23 | 23 | 40.1 | .458 | .374 | .842 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 1.4 | .7 | 29.2 |
| 2010–11 | L.A. Lakers | 10 | 10 | 35.4 | .446 | .293 | .820 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .3 | 22.8 |
| Career | 208 | 188 | 39.3 | .448 | .335 | .815 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 1.4 | .7 | 25.4 | |
- Source:[9]
[edit] Career-highs
| Statistics | Career-highs | Game & date[a] | Statistics | Career-highs | Game & date[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 81 | versus Toronto Raptors on January 22, 2006 | Offensive rebounds | 8 | at Dallas Mavericks on April 18, 2000 |
| Field goals made | 28 | versus Toronto Raptors on January 22, 2006 | Defensive rebounds | 13 | versus Seattle SuperSonics on January 17, 2000 |
| Field goals attempt | 47 | at Boston Celtics on November 7, 2002 | Total rebounds | 16 (2 times) | —[10] |
| 3-point field goals made | 12 | versus Seattle SuperSonics on January 7, 2003 | Assists | 15 | versus Washington Wizards on February 12, 2002 |
| 3-point field goals attempt | 18 | versus Seattle SuperSonics on January 7, 2003 | Steals | 7 | versus Utah Jazz on February 13, 2006 |
| Free throws made | 23 (2 times) | — | Blocks | 5 (3 times) | — |
| Free throws attempt | 27 (2 times) | — | Minutes played | 54 (3 times) | — |
| Source:[11] | |||||
- a "at" signifies that the Lakers played against the other team on the road; "versus" signifies that the Lakers played against the other team at home.
[edit] Career ranking
- As of January 30, 2012
- Career– season[9]
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- Career – playoffs[12]
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- Only include statistics in which Bryant is ranked in the top 250.
[edit] NBA awards and accomplishments
- 5-time NBA champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010[13][14][15]
- 2-time NBA Finals MVP: 2009, 2010
- NBA Most Valuable Player: 2008[7][18][19]
- 2-time scoring champion: 2006, 2007[20]
- 14-time NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012[9]
- 4-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011 (shared the 2009 award with Shaquille O'Neal)[23]
- 13-time All-NBA Team selection:
- 11-time All-Defensive Team selection:
- NBA All-Rookie Team selection:
- NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1997[30]
- 15-time Player of the Month: December 2000, November 2001, January 2003, March 2004, January 2006, April 2006, December 2006, March 2007, April 2007, February 2008, April 2008, December 2008, January 2009, December 2009, March 2011[9]
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- Player of the Month was awarded separately to Eastern and Western Conference starting from the 2001–02 season.[31]
- NBA regular season leader:
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- games played: 1998–99 (50), 2007–08 (82), 2008–09 (82)[9]
- usage percentage: 2005–06 (38.7), 2010–11 (35.1)[9]
- points: 2002–03 (2,461), 2005–06 (2,832, 7th in NBA history),[32] 2006–07 (2,430), 2007–08 (2,323)[9]
- points per game: 2005–06 (35.4, 8th in NBA history),[33] 2006–07 (31.6)[9]
- field goals attempted: 2005–06 (2,173), 2006–07 (1,757), 2007–08 (1,690), 2010–11 (1,639)[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]
- NBA playoffs leader:
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- 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)
[edit] NBA records
[edit] Currently holds
Bryant holds or shares numerous NBA records:
- Most All-Star Game MVP awards won, career: 4 (tied with Bob Pettit)
- Most All-Defensive First Team honors won, career: 9 (tied with Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, and Kevin Garnett)
- Most three-point field goals made, one game: 12 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics; shared with Donyell Marshall)[34]
- Most three-point field goals made, one half: 8 (on March 28, 2003 vs. Washington Wizards; shared with 5 other players)[34][35]
- Career three-point field goal attempts, playoffs: 822[36]
- Career three-point field goal attempts, finals: 153
- Most free throws made, four-game playoff series: 51 (second round vs. Sacramento Kings, 2001)[37]
- Youngest player to score 18,000 points: (28 years, 156 days)[38]
- Youngest player to score 20,000 points: (29 years, 122 days)[39]
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- Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record[39]
- Became one of only three players to reach the milestone under the age of 30. The other two are Chamberlain (29 years, 134 days)[39] and Michael Jordan (29 years, 326 days).[40]
- Youngest player to score 23,000 points: (30 years, 171 days)[41]
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- Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record[41]
- Youngest player to score 24,000 points: (31 years, 76 days)[42]
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- Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record[42]
- Youngest player to score 25,000 points: (31 years, 151 days)[43]
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- Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record[43]
- Youngest player to score 26,000 points: (32 years, 80 days)[44]
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- Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record
- Youngest player to score 27,000 points: (32 years, 160 days)[45]
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- Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record
- Youngest player to score 28,000 points: (33 years, 131 days)
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- Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record
- Youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Rookie Team: (1996–97)[46]
- Youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Defensive Team: (1999–00)[46]
- Youngest player to start a game: (18 years, 158 days)[1]
- Youngest player to start an All-Star game[46]
- Youngest player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Championship: (18 years, 169 days)
- Only player in NBA history to score at least 600 points in the postseason for three consecutive years.[47]
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- 633 (2008), 695 (2009), 671 (2010)[47]
[edit] Previously held
- Youngest player to score 15,000 points: (27 years, 136 days)[48]
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- Surpassed by LeBron James (25 years, 79 days) on March 19, 2010[49]
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- Surpassed by LeBron James (23 years, 59 days) on February 27, 2008[51]
- Youngest player to appear in an NBA game: (18 years, 72 days) on November 3, 1996[46]
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- Broken by Jermaine O'Neal and Andrew Bynum[46]
[edit] Los Angeles Lakers franchise records
Bryant holds or shares numerous Lakers franchise records:
- Most seasons played
- Most career regular-season games played
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- 1,103
- Most playoff seasons played
- Most career playoff games played
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- 208
- Points
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- Career: 27,868 (as of April 23, 2011)[52][53]
- Surpassed Jerry West, the previous holder of the record, on February 1, 2010[53]
- Career, playoffs: 5,280 (as of May 12, 2011)[54]
- Surpassed Jerry West, the previous holder of the record, on April 23, 2010[54]
- 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: 5 (as of March 22, 2011)[55]
- Games scoring 50 points or more, career: 24 (as of March 22, 2011)[55]
- Games scoring 50 points or more, season: 10 (2006–07)[1]
- Games scoring 40 points or more, career: 110 (as of January 13, 2012)[53]
- Games scoring 40 points or more, season: 27 (2005–06)[56]
- Career: 27,868 (as of April 23, 2011)[52][53]
- Field goals made and attempted
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- Career attempts: 21,370 (as of June 18, 2011)[60][61]
- Career: 9,955 (as of February 1, 2012)
- Career, playoffs: 1,882 (as of May 12, 2011)[62]
- Career attempts, playoffs: 4,198 (as of May 12, 2011)[63]
- Half: 18 (2nd half, on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors)[5][64]
- Half attempts: 28 (tied with Elgin Baylor; on November 17, 2002 at Boston Celtics)[64]
- Half, playoffs: 12 (tied with Elgin Baylor; on April 20, 2003 at Minnesota Timberwolves)[65]
- Quarter: 11 (twice, most recently on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors)[64]
- Quarter attempts, playoffs: 13 (tied with 3 players; on May 13, 2003 at San Antonio Spurs)[65]
- Free throws made and attempted
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- Career: 7,167 (as of January 29, 2012)[66]
- Career, playoffs: 1,241 (as of June 18, 2011)[67][68]
- Career attempts, playoffs: 1,522 (as of June 18, 2011)[67][69]
- Game: 23 (twice, most recently on January 31, 2006 vs. New York Knicks)[64][70]
- Game, playoffs: 21 (on May 4, 2008 vs. Utah Jazz)[65][71]
- Half: 17 (on January 30, 2001 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers)[64]
- Quarter: 14 (on February 27, 2007 vs. Utah Jazz)[64]
- Quarter, playoffs: 11 (tied with 3 players; on May 8, 1997 vs. Utah Jazz)[65]
- Consecutive: 62 (January 11–22, 2006)[5][64]
- Three-point field goals made and attempted
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- Career: 1,418 (1996–present)[1][64]
- Career, playoffs: 275 (1996–present)[72]
- Game: 12 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics)[64][73]
- Half: 8 (1st half, on March 28, 2003 vs. Washington Wizards)[64][74]
- Consecutive: 9 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics)[73]
- Career attempts: 4,185 (1996–present)[1][64]
- Career attempts, playoffs: 822 (1996–present)[36]
- Season attempts: 518 (2005–06)[1][64]
- Game attempts: 18 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics)[64][73]
- Steals
- Minutes played
[edit] Miscellaneous records
- Most points scored at modern Madison Square Garden (IV): 61 (on February 2, 2009 vs. New York Knicks)[55]
[edit] Others
- 1995 Adidas Academic Betterment and Career Development (ABCD) Summer Camp Senior MVP[77][78]
- 1996 Naismith High School Player of the Year[77]
- 1996 Gatorade Circle of Champions High School Player of the Year[77]
- 1996 McDonald's High School All-American[77]
- 1996 USA Today All-USA First Team[77]
- USA Today and PARADE's 1996 National High School Player of the Year with a seasonal average of 30.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game.[1]
- Named Most Outstanding Player at the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in his senior year[77]
- The all-time leading scorer in Southeastern Pennsylvania school history with 2,883 points[1]
- Led Lower Merion High School to a 31–3 record, including 27 straight wins, and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAAA state title as a senior. The Aces defeated Erie Cathedral Prep 48–43 to win the gold (1996).[1]
- Had his Lower Merion High School number 33 retired in 2002[79]
- Became the 27th player to enter the NBA straight from high school (Jermaine O'Neal was the other player to do so in the 1996 NBA Draft)[77]
- Won 5 ESPY Awards
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- 2002,2009 Outstanding Team Award (Los Angeles Lakers)[80]
- 2006 Under Armour Undeniable Performance Award (Kobe Bryant's 81 points)[80]
- 2008 Best NBA Player Award (Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers)[80][81]
- 2009 Best Team Award (Los Angeles Lakers)[80]
- 2010 Best NBA Player Award (Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers)[80]
Gold medal with Team USA, 2007 FIBA Americas Championship (Tournament of Americas)[82]
Gold medal with Team USA, 2008 Summer Olympics[82]- Sporting News NBA Athlete of the Decade (2000s)[83]
- TNT NBA Player of the Decade (2000s)[84]
- Ranked #12 in SLAM Magazine's 2009 revision of the top 50 greatest players of all time (published in the August 2009 issue)[85]
- Sports Illustrated Top 20 Male Athlete of the Decade (2000s) #7 (the only NBA player in the top 10)[86]
- Ranked #10 in SLAM Magazine's 2011 revision of the top 500 greatest players of all time (published in the February 2011 issue)[87]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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