![]() ![]() Of course you can make the argument that this just postpones the inevitable by a few weeks, as Bryant will soon surpass Jordan in total points scored including the playoffs. If there’s a compelling reason to leave out playoff stats from “career totals”, I’m unaware of it.Īnd if you take into consideration playoff point totals when tallying career stats, Bryant hasn’t passed Jordan quite yet: That’s where the games really matter, the real drama unfolds, and Hall-of-Fame “careers” are made.īryant and Jordan have both had considerable success in the playoffs, but somehow the points they scored during these crucial games don’t count to their career totals? I don’t get it. But playoffs? NBA basketball is all about the playoffs. I can understand leaving out the All-Star game stats, as the All-Star game is largely a meaningless pick-up game (and crazy points-fest). There is one thing about this debate that puzzles me: why regular season stats alone are used in the “career” totals. There is a finer point about “data definitions”, but I’ll leave that for later. To compare LBJ is +19.1 and Kobe is +16.Since Kobe Bryant surpassed Michael Jordan in “career points” scored this past Sunday, much has been written about who is better, etc. If a) you’ve heard enough already, or b) you don’t care about sports at all, then you may stop reading now. Some of Dippers +/- numbers are definitely off. ![]() Dipper's +/- data for other players has been questioned a couple times before, so it is better to treat it as a rough number than anything exact, but given it is grounded in the NBA's own data during Jordan's last years and Dipper also tracked the equally insane box score numbers, it must be reasonably accurate. A fellow forum user here, Dipper13 (a Wilt fan, for those concerned), compiled Jordan's shot chart along with his clutch +/- for playoff games according to the NBA definition (last 5 minutes in 4th quarter, both teams within +/- 5 points). You can compare all of these to their normal playoff stats in those years to see the difference.īel wrote:NBA.com has +/- for the last two years of Jordan's career. He compiled a set of Lebron and Kobe's peak years clutch playoff stats per 48 for reference, which is pretty interesting. Note that his Phil Jackson numbers are going to be higher than his younger years and other players because Jackson would normally rest Jordan at the start of the 4th and turn the team over to him when he came on. Plus/Minus Total: +87 / Plus/Minus Per 48: +42.2 / Win Percentage: 70.8%Ĭareer Jordan Playoff Clutch +/- (including 90-92) ![]() NBA.com has +/- for the last two years of Jordan's career. ![]()
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