Kobe Bryant: The Los Angeles Lakers star in numbers ahead of bow against Utah Jazz

Five-time champion to play in 1,346 and final regular season game for the Lakers

Tom Sheen
Wednesday 13 April 2016 08:46 BST
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Kobe Bryant will play his final NBA game against the Utah Jazz later on Wednesday night.

A Los Angeles Laker for the last 20 seasons, the longest stint by any player on one team, Bryant had been arguably the best player of his generation before injuries slowed him, leading the Lakers to five titles.

Ahead of his final NBA game against the Utah Jazz - what will be his 1,346 in the regular season as well as another 170 in the play-offs - here are the raw numbers that prove just how impressive Bryant has been.

Kobe in Numbers:

48,576: Minutes played ahead of the final game, the sixth most in NBA history

33,570: Career points, third on the NBA’s all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928)

27,500: Price in dollars (£19,315) fans are paying for courstide tickets to his final game at the Staples Center

26,150: Career field goal attempts, third most all-time

9,999: Career free throw attempts - fifth all-time

8,368: Career free throw makes - third all-time

5,640: Points scored in the NBA play-offs, third most in NBA history behind Michael Jordan (5,987) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5,762)

81: Points in a 122-104 victory against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 22, 2006, the second-highest total in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game in 1962

50: Bryant has 24 career 50-point games, third most in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain (118) and Michael Jordan (31)

37: This season he became the first player age 37 or older to score at least 25 points in three straight games since Michael Jordan (aged 40) in 2003

24.97: Career points per-game average, 12th all-time

24: Jersey number beginning in the 2006-07 season after switching from No 8

20: Seasons with the Lakers, the most with one team in NBA history

18: Consecutive All-Star Game selections (the longest streak in NBA history) and All-Star Game selections overall (the second most all-time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 19)

16: Appearances on Christmas Day, the most in NBA history

15: All-Star Game starts, the most in NBA history

13: Overall selection by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA Draft - he was traded for centre Vlade Divac

11: All-NBA First Team selections, tied with Karl Malone for the most in NBA history

9: NBA All-Defensive First Team selections, tied with Kevin Garnett, Michael Jordan and Gary Payton for the most in NBA history

5: NBA championships, tied with Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs for the highest total among active players

4: All-Star MVP Awards (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011), tied with Bob Pettit for the most in NBA history

2: Finals MVP Awards (2009, 2010)

1: Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2007-08)

You can watch Kobe Bryant’s last game live on BT Sport 1 or via NBA League Pass from 3.30am Wednesday evening/Thursday morning

*all numbers correct before his final game against the Utah Jazz

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