SOME OF YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW THIS, BUT I NEVER GAVE MUCH THOUGHT TO THIS BEFORE TODAY...WHEN COMPARING KOBE'S AND JORDAN'S SCORING ACCOMPLISHMENTS, I NOTICED HOW MUCH HIGHER THE AMOUNT OF SCORING WAS IN THE LEAGUE BACK WHEN JORDAN PLAYED.
JUST TO TAKE THE TWO PLAYERS HIGHEST SCORING YEARS AS AN EXAMPLE, MJ SCORED 37.1 PPG IN 1986-1987, WHEN TEAMS WERE AVERAGING 109.9 PPG. IN CONTRAST, KOBE SCORED 35.4 PPG IN 2005-2006, WHEN TEAMS WERE AVERAGING 97.1 PPG.
OR, TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY:
MJ: 37.1/109.9 = 0.337579618
KOBE: 35.4/97.1 = 0.364572606
KOBE'S "RATIO," BASED ON 109.9 POINTS PER GAME, WOULD HAVE EQUALED 40.1 PPG.
WHEN SEEN IN THE CONTEXT OF HIS ERA, KOBE'S PEAK SCORING IS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE.
JUST TO TAKE THE TWO PLAYERS HIGHEST SCORING YEARS AS AN EXAMPLE, MJ SCORED 37.1 PPG IN 1986-1987, WHEN TEAMS WERE AVERAGING 109.9 PPG. IN CONTRAST, KOBE SCORED 35.4 PPG IN 2005-2006, WHEN TEAMS WERE AVERAGING 97.1 PPG.
OR, TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY:
MJ: 37.1/109.9 = 0.337579618
KOBE: 35.4/97.1 = 0.364572606
KOBE'S "RATIO," BASED ON 109.9 POINTS PER GAME, WOULD HAVE EQUALED 40.1 PPG.
WHEN SEEN IN THE CONTEXT OF HIS ERA, KOBE'S PEAK SCORING IS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE.
(twice!) (on the same album!)
