Kobe Bryant

LAL · Wing · 2005-06 · Lower Merion HS (PA) · Year 10 · age 27 · born Aug 23, 1978

35.4 PPG5.3 RPG4.5 APG3.1 TPG41.0 MPG

All-NBA 1stAll-Def 1stAll-Star

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Height: 6'6"
Weight: 220

Kobe Bryant, 2005-06 with LAL: 35.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 41.0 minutes a game. Against the 281 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (99th percentile), Points / 75 (99th) and PER (99th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (28th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (41st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 20 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 281 qualified players in 2005-06; the second number is his rank among the 86 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Minutes / game	98	97	41.0
Minutes share	98	97	82.5%
Availability	79	80	97.6%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	75	73	.559
Effective FG%	51	50	.491
Points per shot	73	72	1.30
3-point %	58	61	34.7%
3-point attempts / g	99	99	6.5
3PA rate (of FGA)	61	66	23.8%
2-point %	59	57	48.2%
Free throw %	90	91	85.0%
FT attempts / g	98	97	10.2
FT rate (of FGA)	68	69	37.7%
% points from 3	58	62	19.1%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	99	99	33.3
Assist %	82	98	22.8%
Assists / 75	74	91	4.2
Assist / turnover	56	74	1.44
Usage %	99	99	37.8%
Turnover %	92	87	9.0%
Turnovers / 75	14	11	2.9
Offensive rebound %	28	8	2.2%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	41	18	5.0
Def. rebound %	45	28	11.2%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	90	95	1.7
Blocks / 75	41	31	0.3
Stocks / 75	69	75	2.1
Steal %	90	95	2.3%
Block %	41	31	0.7%
Physical ingredients
Height	37	10	6'6"
Strength (weight)	49	31	220

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Overall value
PER	99	97	28.0
Win Shares / 48	97	95	.224
Box Plus/Minus	98	96	+7.6
Offensive BPM	99	97	+7.4
Defensive BPM	60	65	+0.2
VORP	99	98	8.0
Game Score / g	99	99	23.6

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
1996-97	LAL	18	71	15.5	7.6	1.9	1.3	.544	−0.1	55	All-Rookie 2nd
1997-98	LAL	19	79	26.1	15.4	3.1	2.5	.548	+1.4	76	All-Star
1998-99	LAL	20	50	37.9	19.9	5.3	3.8	.549	+2.1	82	All-NBA 3rd
1999-00	LAL	21	66	38.2	22.5	6.3	4.9	.546	+5.1	96	Champion · All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2000-01	LAL	22	68	41.0	28.5	5.9	5.0	.552	+4.8	95	Champion · All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2001-02	LAL	23	80	38.3	25.2	5.5	5.5	.544	+4.6	95	Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 2nd · All-Star · ASG MVP
2002-03	LAL	24	82	41.5	30.0	6.9	5.9	.550	+7.1	98	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2003-04	LAL	25	65	37.7	24.0	5.5	5.1	.551	+5.6	98	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2004-05	LAL	26	66	40.8	27.6	5.9	6.0	.563	+5.0	97	All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
2005-06★	LAL	27	80	41.0	35.4	5.3	4.5	.559	+7.6	98	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2006-07	LAL	28	77	40.8	31.6	5.7	5.4	.580	+5.9	98	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star · ASG MVP
2007-08	LAL	29	82	38.9	28.3	6.3	5.4	.576	+5.8	98	MVP · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2008-09	LAL	30	82	36.1	26.8	5.2	4.9	.561	+5.9	98	Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star · ASG MVP
2009-10	LAL	31	73	38.8	27.0	5.4	5.0	.545	+4.1	95	Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2010-11	LAL	32	82	33.9	25.3	5.1	4.7	.548	+5.2	98	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star · ASG MVP
2011-12	LAL	33	58	38.5	27.9	5.4	4.6	.527	+3.3	89	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2012-13	LAL	34	78	38.6	27.3	5.6	6.0	.570	+4.6	97	All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2013-14	LAL	35	6	29.5	13.8	4.3	6.3	.505	−5.1	1	All-Star
2014-15	LAL	36	35	34.5	22.3	5.7	5.6	.477	+0.3	65	All-Star
2015-16	LAL	37	66	28.2	17.6	3.7	2.8	.469	−1.6	29	All-Star

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.