Who is better, Kobe or LeBron?
LeBron James leads with a GOAT score of 95.6 against 90.5 for Kobe Bryant — a gap of 5.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks LeBron James above Kobe Bryant: 95.6 vs 90.5. LeBron James leads on Longevity, Statistics, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LeBronWinner
95.6LeBron wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Kobe
90.5Kobe wins: no category outright
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 LeBron James
95.6
LeBron leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. LeBron James
2. Kobe Bryant
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 LeBron James48 points per game
2 seasons by age 21 · 24 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇺🇸 Kobe Bryant43 points per game
3 seasons by age 21 · 14.3 per season
Kobe is -10.4% behind LeBron's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
LeBron95.6
Kobe90.5
FAQ
Where does Kobe beat LeBron?
Kobe does not lead any of the five categories; LeBron is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Kobe vs LeBron score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kobe: 90.5, LeBron: 95.6.
What do you think?
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