Kobe Bryant vs. Don Ray Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Ray and Kobe Bryant, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Kobe Bryant played 20 years in the NBA, 19 more than Don Ray, who played 1. Kobe Bryant had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Don Ray had his rookie season in 1949-50. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Kobe Bryant |
20 |
15 |
1996-97 to 2015-16 |
Don Ray |
1 |
1 |
1949-50 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
71 |
15.5 |
7.6 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
.417 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.375 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.819 |
Don Ray |
61 |
- |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.1 |
6.6 |
.323 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.4 |
.698 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
9 |
14.8 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.382 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.261 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.867 |
Don Ray |
3 |
- |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
.308 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.909 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
79 |
26.0 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
11.6 |
.428 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
.341 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
.794 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
11 |
20.2 |
8.7 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
6.9 |
.408 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.214 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
.689 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
50 |
37.9 |
19.9 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
7.2 |
15.6 |
.465 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.267 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
.839 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
8 |
39.6 |
19.8 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
6.9 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
17.8 |
.430 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.348 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.800 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
66 |
38.2 |
22.5 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
4.9 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
8.4 |
17.9 |
.468 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.319 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
.821 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
22 |
39.0 |
21.1 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
7.9 |
17.9 |
.442 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.344 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.754 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
68 |
40.9 |
28.5 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
10.3 |
22.2 |
.464 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.305 |
7.0 |
8.2 |
.853 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
16 |
43.4 |
29.4 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
7.3 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
10.5 |
22.4 |
.469 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.324 |
7.8 |
9.4 |
.821 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
82 |
41.5 |
30.0 |
1.3 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
5.9 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
10.6 |
23.5 |
.451 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.383 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
.843 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
12 |
44.3 |
32.1 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
11.4 |
26.4 |
.432 |
2.1 |
5.2 |
.403 |
7.2 |
8.7 |
.827 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
65 |
37.6 |
24.0 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
18.1 |
.438 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.327 |
7.0 |
8.2 |
.852 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
22 |
44.2 |
24.5 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
8.6 |
20.9 |
.413 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
.247 |
6.1 |
7.5 |
.813 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 9 |
|
Kobe Bryant |
Don Ray |
Season |
2004-05 | - |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | - |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Third Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
66 |
40.7 |
27.6 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
4.1 |
2.6 |
8.7 |
20.1 |
.433 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
.339 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
.816 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
80 |
41.0 |
35.4 |
0.9 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
12.2 |
27.2 |
.450 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
.347 |
8.7 |
10.2 |
.850 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
7 |
44.9 |
27.9 |
0.6 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
10.3 |
20.7 |
.497 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.400 |
5.3 |
6.9 |
.771 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
77 |
40.8 |
31.6 |
1.0 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
10.6 |
22.8 |
.463 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
.344 |
8.7 |
10.0 |
.868 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
5 |
43.0 |
32.8 |
0.2 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
12.0 |
26.0 |
.462 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
.357 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
.919 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
82 |
38.9 |
28.3 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
9.5 |
20.6 |
.459 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.361 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
.840 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
21 |
41.1 |
30.1 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
10.6 |
22.0 |
.479 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
.302 |
7.5 |
9.2 |
.809 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
73 |
38.8 |
27.0 |
1.1 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
9.8 |
21.5 |
.456 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.329 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
.811 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
23 |
40.1 |
29.2 |
1.1 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
10.2 |
22.2 |
.458 |
2.1 |
5.7 |
.374 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
.842 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
82 |
33.9 |
25.3 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
9.0 |
20.0 |
.451 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
.323 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.828 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
10 |
35.4 |
22.8 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
8.3 |
18.6 |
.446 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.293 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
.820 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
58 |
38.5 |
27.9 |
1.1 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
9.9 |
23.0 |
.430 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
.303 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
.845 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
12 |
39.7 |
30.0 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
11.0 |
25.1 |
.439 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
.283 |
6.6 |
7.9 |
.832 |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 17 |
|
Kobe Bryant |
Don Ray |
Season |
2012-13 | - |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | - |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
78 |
38.6 |
27.3 |
0.8 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
9.5 |
20.4 |
.463 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
.324 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
.839 |
Don Ray |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
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Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
6 |
29.5 |
13.8 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
5.2 |
12.2 |
.425 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
.188 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.857 |
Don Ray |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
35 |
34.5 |
22.3 |
0.7 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
7.6 |
20.4 |
.373 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
.293 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
.813 |
Don Ray |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
66 |
28.2 |
17.6 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
16.9 |
.358 |
2.0 |
7.1 |
.285 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.826 |
Don Ray |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kobe Bryant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Ray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |