Player Comparison: LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bill Russell vs. Magic Johnson vs. Kobe Bryant

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Per Game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	1560	625	36.8	10.2	18.1	.559	0.0	0.0	.056	10.2	18.1	.560	.559	4.3	6.0	.721	2.4	7.6	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.6	2.7	3.0	24.6
2	Kobe Bryant*	1997	2016	1346	1198	36.1	8.7	19.5	.447	1.4	4.1	.329	7.3	15.3	.479	.482	6.2	7.4	.837	1.1	4.1	5.2	4.7	1.4	0.5	3.0	2.5	25.0
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Totals Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	1560	625	57446	15837	28307	.559	1	18	.056	15836	28289	.560	.559	6712	9304	.721	2975	9394	17440	5660	1160	3189	2527	4657	38387
2	Kobe Bryant*	1997	2016	1346	1198	48637	11719	26200	.447	1827	5546	.329	9892	20654	.479	.482	8378	10011	.837	1499	5548	7047	6306	1944	640	4010	3353	33643
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Per 36 Minutes

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	1560	625	57446	9.9	17.7	.559	0.0	0.0	.056	9.9	17.7	.560	4.2	5.8	.721	2.4	7.7	10.9	3.5	1.0	2.6	2.9	2.9	24.1
2	Kobe Bryant*	1997	2016	1346	1198	48637	8.7	19.4	.447	1.4	4.1	.329	7.3	15.3	.479	6.2	7.4	.837	1.1	4.1	5.2	4.7	1.4	0.5	3.0	2.5	24.9
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Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	1239	625	43787	12.4	22.0	.559	0.0	0.0	.056	12.4	22.0	.560	5.2	7.1	.721	3.1	9.9	13.1	4.5	1.2	3.4	2.7	3.9	29.9		115	99
2	Kobe Bryant*	1997	2016	1346	1198	48637	12.5	27.9	.447	1.9	5.9	.329	10.5	22.0	.479	8.9	10.7	.837	1.6	5.9	7.5	6.7	2.1	0.7	4.3	3.6	35.8		110	105
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Rk	Player	From	To	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48		OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	1560	57446	24.6	.592	.001	.329	7.7	21.7	15.7	14.6	1.2	3.8	13.4	24.3		178.9	94.5	273.4	.228		4.1	1.6	5.7	85.7
2	Kobe Bryant*	1997	2016	1346	48637	22.9	.550	.212	.382	3.5	12.7	8.1	24.2	2.1	1.0	11.6	31.8		122.1	50.7	172.7	.170		4.6	-0.1	4.6	80.1
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Adjusted Shooting

Adjusted Shooting Table
							Player Shooting %									League Shooting %									League-Adjusted
Rk	Player	From	To	G	MP		FG	2P	3P	eFG	FT	TS	FTr	3PAr		FG	2P	3P	eFG	FT	TS	FTr	3PAr		FG+	2P+	3P+	eFG+	FT+	TS+	FTr+	3PAr+		FG Add	TS Add
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1970	1989	1560	57446		.559	.560	.056	.559	.721	.592	.329	.002		.471	.474	.282	.473	.755	.520	.313	.036		119	118	18	118	96	114	105	4		4893.8	4718.8
2	Kobe Bryant	1997	2016	1346	48637		.447	.479	.329	.482	.837	.550	.382	.212		.451	.476	.355	.488	.753	.531	.305	.208		99	101	93	99	111	103	125	101		-298.7	1122.3
3	LeBron James	2004	2023	1407	53635		.505	.554	.344	.545	.735	.588	.394	.233		.456	.492	.358	.504	.760	.544	.288	.268		111	112	96	108	97	108	137	88		2294.0	2849.0
4	Magic Johnson	1980	1996	906	33245		.520	.541	.303	.533	.848	.610	.490	.090		.483	.492	.315	.490	.759	.537	.327	.051		108	110	95	109	112	113	150	153		1024.0	2098.5
5	Michael Jordan	1985	2003	1072	41011		.497	.510	.327	.509	.835	.569	.357	.072		.469	.484	.340	.488	.756	.534	.323	.113		106	105	95	104	110	106	110	71		1009.9	1943.8
6	Bill Russell	1957	1969	963	40726		.440	.440		.440	.561	.472	.434			.421	.421		.421	.731	.476	.355			105	105		105	77	99	122			494.8	-149.0

Playoffs Totals

Playoffs Totals Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	eFG	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	237	90	8851	2356	4422	.533	0	4	.000	2356	4418	.533	.533	1050	1419	.740	505	1273	2481	767	189	476	447	797	5762
2	Kobe Bryant*	1997	2012	220	200	8641	2014	4499	.448	292	882	.331	1722	3617	.476	.480	1320	1617	.816	230	889	1119	1040	310	144	647	660	5640
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Playoffs Per Game

Playoffs Per Game Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	eFG	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	237	90	37.3	9.9	18.7	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	9.9	18.6	.533	.533	4.4	6.0	.740	2.6	6.5	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	2.6	3.4	24.3
2	Kobe Bryant*	1997	2012	220	200	39.3	9.2	20.5	.448	1.3	4.0	.331	7.8	16.4	.476	.480	6.0	7.4	.816	1.0	4.0	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	2.9	3.0	25.6
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Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	237	90	8851	9.6	18.0	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	9.6	18.0	.533	4.3	5.8	.740	2.6	6.5	10.1	3.1	1.0	2.4	2.8	3.2	23.4
2	Kobe Bryant*	1997	2012	220	200	8641	8.4	18.7	.448	1.2	3.7	.331	7.2	15.1	.476	5.5	6.7	.816	1.0	3.7	4.7	4.3	1.3	0.6	2.7	2.7	23.5
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Playoffs Per 100 Poss

Playoffs Per 100 Poss Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	196	90	7053	12.7	23.2	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	12.7	23.2	.533	5.8	7.7	.740	3.4	8.6	12.1	4.2	1.3	3.2	3.0	4.5	31.1		114	103
2	Kobe Bryant*	1997	2012	220	200	8641	12.4	27.7	.448	1.8	5.4	.331	10.6	22.2	.476	8.1	9.9	.816	1.4	5.5	6.9	6.4	1.9	0.9	4.0	4.1	34.7		110	106
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Playoffs Advanced

Playoffs Advanced Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	MP	PER	TS	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48		OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	237	8851	23.0	.571	.001	.321	8.3	18.7	14.5	13.2	1.3	3.7	12.3	25.6		21.8	13.7	35.6	.193		4.2	1.1	5.3	13.0
2	Kobe Bryant*	1997	2012	220	8641	22.4	.541	.196	.359	3.0	11.9	7.4	23.3	1.9	1.3	11.0	31.0		21.0	7.3	28.3	.157		5.0	0.4	5.4	16.2
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