re: How About a Kobe Thread? 2013 Season

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ordan, Malone, admiral, dirk among others all had higher PERs at the same age.

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I'm not sure about Dirk, but MJ/Malone/Admirable had all played, what, 3-4 fewer seasons at age 34 than Kobe did? Here's MJ's numbers at 34 for comparison:

Kobe:

PPG - 27.3
RPG - 5.6
APG - 6.0
BPG - 0.3
SPG - 1.4
PER - 23
FG% - 46.3%
3pt% - 32.4%
FT% - 83.9%
TS% - 57%

MJ:

PPG - 28.7
RPG - 5.8
APG - 3.5
BPG - 0.5
SPG - 1.7
PER - 25.2
FG% - 46.5%
3pt% - 23.8%
FT% - 78.4%
TS% - 53.3%

These numbers are damn near identical, and I'm a guy that fully admits that MJ was a better player. When you look at total regular season minutes for both guys through their 34th year on Earth, Kobe's line becomes more impressive. Here's the totals (no playoffs bc I don't want to do the math)

MJ - 33,187 regular season minutes
KB - 45,390 regular season minutes