Kobe has only 7 career 50 point games or higher against top 10 rated defenses. Jordan had 22 career 50 point games or higher against top 10 rated NBA defenses.
Michael Jordan saved his best performances for the best competition. Kobe Bryant bottom feeds.
Scoring titles:
Michael Jordan: 10
Kobe Bryant: 2
NBA Playoffs
50 point or higher games:
Kobe: 1
MJ: 8
NBA Playoffs
40 point or higher games:
Kobe: 13
MJ: 38
NBA Playoffs
30 point or higher games:
Kobe: 88
MJ: 109
Regular season & Playoffs combined
40 point or higher games:
MJ: 211
Kobe: 125
Regular season & Playoffs combined
30 point or higher games:
MJ: 671
Kobe: 472
Regular Season:
Michael Jordan 30.1ppg, 6.2reb, 5.3ast, 2.3stl, 0.8blk, 2.7to, 49.7%fg, 32.7%3pt, 83.5%ft
Kobe Bryant 25.4ppg, 5.3reb, 4.7ast, 1.5stl, 0.5blk, 3.0to, 45.3%fg, 33.7%3pt, 83.8%ft
Playoffs:
Michael Jordan 33.4ppg, 6.4reb, 5.7ast, 2.1stl, 0.9blk, 3.1to, 48.7%fg, 33.2%3pt, 82.8%ft
Kobe Bryant 25.6ppg, 5.1reb, 4.7ast, 1.4stl, 0.7blk, 2.9to, 44.8%fg, 33.1%3pt, 81.6%ft
NBA Finals averages for their careers:
Michael Jordan 33.6ppg 6.0reb 5.9ast 48.0%fg 36.8%3pt
Kobe Bryant 25.3ppg 5.7reb 5.0ast 41.2%fg 31.3%3pt
Pau Gasol 17.3ppg 10.4reb 3.2ast 1.7blk 52.8%fg
Scottie Pippen 18.9ppg 8.3reb 5.9ast 40.9%fg 25.9%3pt
Shaq (as a Laker) 33.6ppg 14.1reb 3.0ast 2.4blk 60.2%fg
Kobe (with Shaq) 22.1ppg 5.2reb 4.6ast, 1.0blk 41.6%fg
Regular Seasons over 30 points per game:
Michael Jordan: 8
Kobe Bryant: 2
Regular Seasons over 32 points per game:
Michael Jordan: 5
Kobe Bryant: 1
Regular Seasons over 50% shooting:
Kobe Bryant: 0
Michael Jordan: 6