LeBron vs. Kobe; An Apples to Apples Statistical Look at Their First Six Years
LeBron James just secured his first MVP trophy in his 6th season as a player in the NBA. LeBron is hoping to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first NBA title in 2008-09. He may have to go through Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers to win the championship.
How long did it take Kobe to win the MVP?
Kobe in fact had no MVP trophys on his mantle in his first 6 seasons. He received the honor for the first time 12 years into his NBA career in 2007-08.
How many titles did he have his first 6 years?
Kobe had 3 rings by the end of his 6th season, but he had a little more help in teammate Shaquille O’Neal.
Shaq took home MVP honors in 1999-2000, the first year he and Kobe led the team to an NBA Championship. In fact, many would argue the team had more weapons than just Shaq and Kobe.
Both LeBron and Kobe came straight from high school to the NBA, so this is truly an apples to apples look at the numbers!
Here is a statistical comparison of LeBron vs. Kobe in their first 6 years in the NBA.
LeBron James 6-8, 250 lbs
GAMES STARTED FG% FT% REBS ASST TO ST BK PPG
472 471 47.1 73.8 7.0 6.7 3.2 1.8 .80 27.5
Kobe Bryant 6-6, 205 lbs
GAMES STARTED FG% FT% REBS ASST TO ST BK PPG
414 267 45.8 82.5 4.6 3.8 2.5 1.3 .61 19.8
Source of Statistics: www.NBA.com
photo: AP
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07 May 2009 4:14 pm
You should post a comparison between Lebron and Michael Jordan. Include their respective ages, too.
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