MJ(88-98') vs Kobe (01-10') playoffs, for all intents and purposes both players primes
Super defense(under 101 DRtg)
GM PPG FGA FG% TS%
Jordan 11 /31.3 /26.5 /39.4% /50.0%
Kobe 56 /27.2 /22.2 /43.8% /52.6%
Similar level, only difference is Kobe faced that level of defense 56 times while mike only 11.
Elite defense(101-104)
GM PPG FGA FG% TS%
Jordan 38 /31.9 /24.3 /46.5%/ 55.6%
Kobe 33 /29.4 /24.3 /44.0% /53.3%
solid to average defense(104-107)
GM PPG FGA FG% TS%
Jordan 79 /33.3 /24.8 /49.9% /57.4%
Kobe 48 /29.9 /22.0 /46.6%/ 57.4%
Week defense(107+)
GM PPG FGA FG% TS%
Jordan 41/35.2/25.9 /51.5% /58.7%
Kobe 11/30.8 /22.1 /49.8% /60.8%
30 more games against bad defenses then Bean.
Overall Jordan 169 games: 49 games against a team with a 104 Drtg and Under(28%)11 Against sub 101 Defenses(7% ). 120 games against defenses 104 and Up(70%). Against teams with Weak defenses 107 Drtg and Up, 41 Games(27%)
Kobe 148 games: 89 against a team with a Drtg of 104 and under (60 percent)/ 56 Under 101 Drtg(37% Percent). 11 Games against a 107 Drtg and Up(7%)
vs 1993 NYK 52.2 TS%
vs 1997 Heat 47.5 TS%
vs 1996 Sonics 53.8 TS%
vs 1997 Hawks 50.6 TS%
vs 1996 NYK 53.4 TS%
vs 1992 NYK 53.9 TS%
Jordan vs top defenses very similar efficiency to that of Kobe in quite a few of his finals(52%TS celtics in 08', 52%TS Magic in 09', 53%TS Celtics in 2010)Luckily for him, however, he didn't face great defenses as often as Kobe did. In fact, no superstar in history has played elite defenses as often as Bryant. And that's not even taking into account how defensive schemes and strategy are more advanced now then ever before.
So again, performed on a similar level but Mike had the luxuary of facing more mediocre to flat out bad defensive teams in the playoffs then Kobe. So this myth that mike is vastly superior playoff scorer is just that.... A myth
@ you constantly using true shooting to make Kobe's numbers seem better, yet you won't use PER, which goes hand in hand with TS%.
