[zaga_fan]

Had you clicked on the link, you would have found that the comparison covers more than one facet of their careers. Aside from free throw shooting, there are not many areas where Lebron's stats are not clearly superior to Kobe's. At some point you have to consider that Lebron has consistently posted better stats during his career than Kobe, so just maybe Kobe has those rings because of superior coaching and better teammates during his longer career.

If Lebron and his superior stats had been available for Phil Jackson and had he been surrounded by the same level of talent as Kobe has enjoyed, would he really have fewer rings than Kobe? I don't think so. Hitting an occasional long range fade away jumper with four hands in your face at the buzzer does not make up for a huge field goal percentage deficit.

Here are some more stats for you:

Rookie season FG%:
Kobe 41.7%
Lebron 41.7%

Career best FG%
Kobe 46.9% (2001-02 and 2012-13)
Lebron 55.7% (2012-13)

Lebron's FG% has improved in all but one season over his entire career and he is shooting fewer shots per game this season than he has ever taken before.

Kobe does not belong in Jordan's class and he never will. The biggest thing that they have in common is that Phil Jackson coached their teams to some NBA titles. Kobe is a very good player who had the talent to be much better than he has been. Lebron has left him in the dust.

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