Two of Us

I put together a list of statistical categories comparing Lebron to Kobe for the ‘08-’09 season. This is totally biased, nonetheless all of this is true (as far as I can tell). I’ll list it all like this:

Category
Lebron: total; NBA rank
Kobe: total; NBA rank
Here we go.

Total Games
Lebron: 81
Kobe: 82

Lebron sat out the last game of the season, sacrificing his stats in order to rest for the playoffs.

Points Per Game
Lebron: 28.4; 2nd
Kobe: 26.8; 3rd

Dwayne Wade led the league with 30.2. Charles Barkley is probably real proud.

Assists
Lebron: 587; 8th
Kobe: 399; 24th

Hey, 24, that’s cute. It’s his number.

Assists Per Game
Lebron: 7.2; 9th
Kobe: 4.9; 29th

With Pau Gassol streaking to the basket every possession?

Blocks Per Game
Lebron: 1.15; 40th
Kobe: .45; 150th

Rebounds
Lebron: 7.6; 42nd
Kobe: 5.2; 92nd

Steals
Lebron: 1.69; 8th
Kobe: 1.46; 20th

Hey, that one is close. Let’s give Kobe some credit. Let’s see how often he was “Most Valuable” at anything other than scoring.

Double/Doubles (This is achieved by reaching double digits in two statistical categories in a single game)
Lebron: 29; tied for 14th
Kobe: 8; tied for 79th

Honestly, a player of this caliber can’t make ten assists or grab ten rebounds more often than that. This is border line absurd, mostly because of people talk about what a super awesome player he is. I did some more research and found that Lebron had 7 triple-doubles last year. Besides being one shy of Kobe’s total for double-doubles, it is half of Kobe’s career triple-double total of 14. Don't forget, Kobe has been in the league for 14 years. He did double his career average with 2 triple doubles this year, his first in three seasons. I guess he did have three this year if you count the game against the Pistons in January that he had 39 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 turnovers.