Cross-era · careers 37 years apart

Kobe Bryant vs Slater Martin

Kobe Bryant 1996-2015 · Forward-Guard Slater Martin 1949-1959 · Guard

Kobe Bryant (1996-2015) and Slater Martin (1949-1959) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 37 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Kobe Bryant was the higher-volume scorer (25.0 points per game to 9.9); adjusted for era they scored at 2.63× and 1.01× their league average respectively; Kobe Bryant was the more efficient scorer (54.9% true shooting to 43.6%). Kobe Bryant holds the edge on accolades — 1 MVP, 5 championships, 2 Finals MVPs and the #6 all-time ranking to Slater Martin's #67.

Career averages

Kobe BryantStatSlater Martin
25.0 Points / game 9.9
5.2 Rebounds / game 3.1
4.7 Assists / game 4.3
1.4 Steals / game 0.0
0.5 Blocks / game 0.0
44.5% Field goal % 36.5%
32.7% 3-point % 0.0%
83.5% Free throw % 74.7%
54.9% True shooting % 43.6%
1,346 Games played 745

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Kobe BryantStatSlater Martin
2.63× Points vs era avg 1.01×
1.26× Rebounds vs era avg 0.60×
2.21× Assists vs era avg 1.90×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Slater Martin's era.

Kobe BryantStatSlater Martin
100.8 Offensive rating —
114.6 Defensive rating —
-13.8 Net rating —
0.3% Usage % —
0.2% Assist % —
0.1% Rebound % —

Playoff averages

Kobe BryantStatSlater Martin
25.6 Points / game 10.0
5.1 Rebounds / game 2.9
4.7 Assists / game 3.8
1.4 Steals / game 0.0
0.7 Blocks / game 0.0
44.4% Field goal % 35.5%
32.6% 3-point % 0.0%
81.1% Free throw % 67.7%
220 Playoff games 92

Accolades

Kobe BryantStatSlater Martin
1 MVP awards 0
2 Finals MVP 0
5 Championships 5
15 All-Star selections 7
11 All-NBA 1st Team 0
#6 All-time GOAT rank #67

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