Kobe Bryant
Age 37 · 6'7" · 212 lb · USA
Pick #13, 1996 Draft · Rookie 1997 · 1,346 games · 220 playoff games
DPM
-2.0Around the league
Top 10 comps today
Current players closest to Kobe Bryant's latest recorded profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style. Reference profile: Apr 13, 2016.
- -2.1DPMDPM Offense +0.3 Defense -2.5 Per 100 possessions:30.2points4.9rebounds4.3assistsP/R/A77.4
- -2.4DPMDPM Offense -0.3 Defense -2.1 Per 100 possessions:24.8points4.8rebounds6.6assistsP/R/A76.5
- -2.0DPMDPM Offense -0.6 Defense -1.4 Per 100 possessions:24.0points4.4rebounds3.4assistsP/R/A67.0
- -1.3DPMDPM Offense +0.2 Defense -1.5 Per 100 possessions:21.2points5.0rebounds2.8assistsP/R/A66.8
- -1.7DPMDPM Offense -0.6 Defense -1.1 Per 100 possessions:22.7points5.1rebounds5.0assistsP/R/A65.4
- -1.1DPMDPM Offense -0.4 Defense -0.8 Per 100 possessions:23.8points6.2rebounds3.6assistsP/R/A62.5
- -0.8DPMDPM Offense +0.3 Defense -1.0 Per 100 possessions:27.6points6.5rebounds3.2assistsP/R/A60.7
- 0.0DPMDPM Offense +1.2 Defense -1.3 Per 100 possessions:30.5points5.0rebounds3.4assistsP/R/A60.6
- -1.8DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense -1.8 Per 100 possessions:24.9points5.0rebounds3.9assistsP/R/A60.4
- -1.3DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense -1.4 Per 100 possessions:26.5points4.6rebounds8.8assistsP/R/A60.2
How these matches work
Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.
100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.
Shaded: 1996–97 ratings start with WOWY RAPM and transition to DPM through the regular season. Where WOWY is unavailable, DPM is shown.
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | LAL | 37 | 66 | 28.2 | -2.04 | +1.28 | -3.31 | 88th of 118 |
| 2014-15 | LAL | 36 | 35 | 34.5 | -1.22 | +1.52 | -2.73 | 110th of 189 |
| 2013-14 | LAL | 35 | 6 | 29.5 | +1.46 | +2.75 | -1.28 | — |
| 2012-13 | LAL | 34 | 78 | 38.6 | +2.67 | +4.63 | -1.96 | 31st of 337 |
| 2011-12 | LAL | 33 | 58 +12 | 38.5 | +3.32 | +5.03 | -1.71 | 19th of 405 |
| 2010-11 | LAL | 32 | 82 +10 | 33.9 | +3.74 | +5.15 | -1.41 | 29th of 530 |
| 2009-10 | LAL | 31 | 73 +23 | 38.8 | +4.55 | +5.67 | -1.12 | 22nd of 616 |
| 2008-09 | LAL | 30 | 82 +23 | 36.1 | +4.79 | +6.38 | -1.59 | 22nd of 697 |
| 2007-08 | LAL | 29 | 82 +21 | 38.9 | +5.09 | +6.21 | -1.13 | 19th of 774 |
| 2006-07 | LAL | 28 | 77 +5 | 40.8 | +3.78 | +5.38 | -1.59 | 38th of 858 |
| 2005-06 | LAL | 27 | 80 +7 | 41.0 | +3.78 | +5.56 | -1.78 | 42nd of 924 |
| 2004-05 | LAL | 26 | 66 | 40.7 | +3.35 | +5.00 | -1.65 | 50th of 1010 |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 25 | 65 +22 | 37.7 | +3.10 | +4.21 | -1.10 | 52nd of 1077 |
| 2002-03 | LAL | 24 | 82 +12 | 41.5 | +3.64 | +5.23 | -1.59 | 28th of 1185 |
| 2001-02 | LAL | 23 | 80 +19 | 38.3 | +2.76 | +4.16 | -1.40 | 34th of 1100 |
| 2000-01 | LAL | 22 | 68 +16 | 41.0 | +3.15 | +4.31 | -1.16 | 14th of 813 |
| 1999-00 | LAL | 21 | 66 +22 | 38.2 | +2.24 | +2.41 | -0.17 | 15th of 571 |
| 1998-99 | LAL | 20 | 50 +8 | 37.9 | +0.38 | +1.43 | -1.05 | 43rd of 354 |
| 1997-98 | LAL | 19 | 79 +11 | 26.1 | +0.27 | +1.33 | -1.06 | 8th of 109 |
| 1996-97 | LAL | 18 | 71 +9 | 15.5 | -0.99 | -0.36 | -0.63 | 2nd of 6 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.