Once And For All: Michael Jordan Was Way Better Than Kobe Bryant

Posted Dec 13, 2014
Kobe Bryant will catch — and pass — Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list soon, but that shouldn’t be taken as an indication that Bryant has been a better basketball player than Jordan. To the contrary, the best statistical evidence at our disposal shows there really isn’t any legitimate way to make the argument for Bryant’s superiority. The better player is Jordan, in a landslide. (FiveThirtyEight)

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