Lebron - 794 games, 27.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 6.9 apg, 1.7 spg, .8 bpg, 4 mvps, 2 titles

Kobe - 784 games, 24.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.5 spg, .6 bpg, 0 MVPs, 3 titles

Mike - 559 games, 32.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 5.9 apg, 2.7 spg, 1.1 bpg, 2 mvps, 1 title

They were all decent players at 29, it looks like.

Kobe the clear winner here.

Pippen had three titles by age 29 as well. Just like Kobe.

Pippen had three titles and zero swag. Big difference.

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Pippen had three titles by age 29 as well. Just like Kobe.

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Pollen had 3 titles but NO snake nick name

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Kobe the clear winner here.

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How so? He is behind in every statistical category except championships. Clearly the benefactor of having Shaq on his team vs playing in Cleveland with no help for the first few years.

It's tough to forget Jordan's next few years for a comparison like this, but based on the numbers listed Lebron is the clear winner and Bryant is the clear loser. Based on real life, it's pretty close between Lebron and MJ with Bryant again the clear loser.

James has already surpassed Bryant's peak as a player and has more impressive individual achievements. Bryant has more rings, but three of them were Shaq's so even that isn't a runaway.

Have never understood why rings trump every other category. It is mike and lbj with Kobe a distant 3rd IMO

Where did you get those stats?

I can't get the number of games to square right and I'm pretty sure Jordan had two titles by then.

First 11 seasons:
James (2+ rings, 4 MVPs)
reg (842) - playoffs (147+)
27.5 - 28.2
7.2 - 8.5
6.9 - 6.6
1.7 - 1.7
0.8 - 0.9
50% - 50%
34% - 35%
75% - 83%
2.1 - 1.9 (a/t)

Jordan (3 rings, 3 MVPs)
reg (684) - playoffs (121)
32.2 - 34.4
6.3 - 6.7
5.9 - 6.5
2.7 - 2.3
1.0 - 1.0
51% - 50%
31% - 35%
84% - 83%
2.0 - 1.9 (a/t)

Bryant (3 rings, 0 MVPs)
reg (784) - playoffs (131)
24.6 - 23.3
5.2 - 4.9
4.5 - 4.5
1.5 - 1.3
0.6 - 0.7
45% - 44%
33% - 33%
84% - 80%
1.6 - 1.6 (a/t)

Duncan (4 rings, 2 MVPs)
reg (824) - playoffs (155)
21.6 - 23.4
11.8 - 12.7
3.1 - 3.5
0.8 - 0.7
2.4 - 2.7
51% - 50%
19% - 14%
68% - 69%
1.1 - 1.1 (a/t)

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Looking at that list, Jordan/James are in a dead heat (no pun intended), and if James gets a ring this year he edges ahead. It's a little tough to compare post and perimeter, but Duncan is behind those two, although not by much. Bryant is clearly trailing far behind the other three players on that list. It's also interesting to note that Jordan/James/Duncan all elevated their game in the playoffs while Bryant declined slightly.

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Now looking at their careers through age 29 using b-r's criteria:

James (2+ rings, 4 MVPs)
reg (842) - playoffs (147+)
27.5 - 28.2
7.2 - 8.5
6.9 - 6.6
1.7 - 1.7
0.8 - 0.9
50% - 50%
34% - 35%
75% - 83%
2.1 - 1.9 (a/t)

Jordan (3 rings, 3 MVPs)
reg (667) - playoffs (111)
32.3 - 34.7
6.3 - 6.7
5.9 - 6.7
2.7 - 2.3
1.0 - 1.0
52% - 50%
30% - 35%
85% - 83%
2.0 - 2.0 (a/t)

Bryant (3 rings, 1 MVP)
reg (866) - playoffs (152)
25.0 - 24.3
5.3 - 5.0
4.6 - 4.6
1.5 - 1.4
0.6 - 0.7
45% - 45%
34% - 33%
84% - 80%
1.6 - 1.6 (a/t)

Duncan (3 rings, 2 MVPs)
reg (666) - playoffs (118)
22.0 - 24.0
12.0 - 12.7
3.1 - 3.6
0.8 - 0.7
2.5 - 2.7
51% - 51%
20% - 13%
69% - 70%
1.1 - 1.1 (a/t)

BJ Armstrong had 3 titles by 26, and still looked like he was 15 years old.

I think we can all agree it is tough to beat a BJ.

The main reason kobe's playoff numbers are below reg season is because so many of his playoff games came very early in his career

...Thanks to shaq

What this leaves out is IMMENSE (that means really big)... Detroit was a dominant dominant force that MJ had to take down w very little role support. Lebron played in a very weak east and had top shelf teammates.

James may be a freak of nature, but MJ was twice the player, and 4x the man.

The teammates comment is only about Miami as the Cleveland crew was bad.

Also, it's not like Jordan had himself and 11 scrubs.

They were both the best players of their time. On that we can agree.

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holy he77, you cant be serious? This is like the argument irrational friends make with other friends where they go so far the opposite direction of what the other person thinks just to disagree more. But, this is a message board... haha


You cant possibly think MJ was 2x the player LJ is. As for teams to get past; Heat have had to play plenty of good teams. The Detroit team wasnt anything incredible. They were just that times version of the Pacers. A bunch of disfunctional personalities all buying in around the concept of being bigger and rougher than the next team with a great player leading the charge.

MJ was incredible. LJ is incredible. Its probably a dead wash between the two right now if you can even compare a player from 1 generation to the next. And what the heck does 4x the man even mean?

4x the man, lol.

If we're comparing men in terms of their character, The Admiral is literally 10x the man any of them are.

Don't be silly Brian. No one cares about an athlete's character.

Oliver Miller ate his way to become 2x the man MJ was.

LeBron. Kids with 1 woman. No legit stories of stepping out. No gambling problems, never a problem with the law.... Yeah.. MJ is 4x the man.

Some of you are warped by the twitter 24/7 news era.

Wait. Just realized it was an AnalogyAg post. No wonder.

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okay, right there i realized you were probably 6 yrs old when detroit was destroying the NBA. Either that or you're getting your sports mixed up.

If we are going by rings, shouldn't Robert Horry win hands down?

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class act

4X the man has to be a troll

Jordan is the clear winner, had plued in about 150 games less than the other 2. If played same amount of gMes Jordan's #'s would be even better.

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Lebron - 794 games, 27.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 6.9 apg, 1.7 spg, .8 bpg, 4 mvps, 2 titles

Kobe - 784 games, 24.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.5 spg, .6 bpg, 0 MVPs, 3 titles

Mike - 559 games, 32.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 5.9 apg, 2.7 spg, 1.1 bpg, 2 mvps, 1 title

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KAJ - 631 games; 29.5 ppg; 15.3 rpg; 4.3 apg; 5 MVPs, 1 title.
Fought Bruce Lee in Game of Death.

You can make a damn good case for Kareem as the greatest ever, especially if you include his HS and college career.