Thread by @MitchBlockParty, Kobe Bryant clutch scoring: A thread (Series) I have classified 4 different [...]

Kobe Bryant clutch scoring: A thread (Series)

I have classified 4 different types of clutch for this series of All-time greats' clutch scoring:

1. Extended Clutch (6 mins left in 4th/OT, scoring margin within 10)

2. Regular clutch (3 mins left in 4th/OT, scoring margin within 5)

3. Extreme Clutch (1 min left in 4th/OT, scoring margin within 3)

4. Last shot (24 secs left, to tie or take the lead)

Also every player that I will make a thread like this on, will have 3 different parts of their career that I will measure their clutch scoring on (beginning, prime, end)

For Kobe the beginning of his career will be 1997-2000, his prime from 2001-2013 and end from 2014-2016.

Disclaimer:

I'm not trying to push a narrative that Kobe is "clutch" or "not clutch" through this thread. I am just providing the stats.

Let's start with the Extended Clutch (6 minutes left in 4th quarter/Overtime, scoring margin is within 10)

Beginning of career (’97-’00):

Regular Season:
151-347 FG | 30-102 3P
43.5% FG (-1.5%) | 29.4% 3P (-3.7%)
47.8% EFG (-0.2%)
29.4% 3par (+11.2%)

Playoffs:
33-88 FG, 10-39 3P
37.5% FG (-5.5%) | 25.6% 3P (-5.9%)
43.2% EFG (-2.8%)
44.3% 3par (+25.7%)

Prime (’01-’13):

Regular Season:
1237-3016 FG, 248-853 3P
41.0% FG (-4.4%) | 29.1% 3P (-4.5%)
45.1% EFG (-3.7%)
28.3% 3par (+7.9%)

Playoffs:
199-508 FG, 43-155 3P
39.2% FG (-5.9%) | 27.7% 3P (-5.7%)
43.4% EFG (-5.0%)
30.5% 3par (+10.7%)

End of career (’14-’16):

Regular Season:
96-289 FG, 36-119 3P
33.2% FG (-3.4%) | 30.3% 3P (+1.8%)
39.4% EFG (-2.2%)
41.2% 3par (+6.1%)

Entire Career (’97-’16):

Regular Season:
1484-3652 FG, 314-1074 3P
40.6% FG (-4.1%) | 29.2% 3P (-3.7%)
44.9% EFG (-3.3%)
29.4% 3par (+8.2%)

Playoffs:
232-596 FG, 53-194 3P
38.9% FG (-5.9%) | 27.3% 3P (-5.8%)
43.4% EFG (-4.6%)
32.6% 3par (+13.0%)

So for his career, Kobe Bryant shoots 40.4% on all shots and 28.9% on 3 pointers in extended Clutch situations. His EFG% is 44.7% EFG, which is 3.5% less than his EFG% for his career.

Now onto Regular Clutch shots (3 minutes left in 4th/OT, scoring margin within 5)

Beginning of career (’97-’00):

Regular Season:
67-167 FG, 17-62 3P
40.1% FG (-4.9%) | 27.4% 3P (-5.7%)
45.2% EFG (-2.7%)
37.1% 3par (+18.9%)

Playoffs:
23-57 FG, 10-31 3P
40.4% FG (-2.6%) | 32.3% 3P (+1.8%)
49.1% EFG (+3.1%)
54.4% 3par (+35.8%)

Prime (’01-’13):

Regular Season:
587-1480 FG, 128-496 3P
39.7% FG (-5.7%) | 25.8% 3P (-7.8%)
44.0% EFG (-4.9%)
33.5% 3par (+13.1%)

Playoffs:
101-247 FG, 28-98 3P
40.9% FG (-4.2%) | 28.6% 3P (-4.8%)
46.6% EFG (-1.8%)
39.7% 3par (+19.9%)

End of career (’14-’16):

Regular Season:
52-152 FG, 19-70 3P
34.2% FG (-2.4%) | 27.1% 3P (-1.4%)
40.5% EFG (-1.1%)
46.1% 3par (+11%)

Entire Career (’97-’16):

Regular Season:
706-1799 FG, 164-628 3P
39.2% FG (-5.5%) | 26.1% 3P (-6.8%)
44.7% EFG (-3.5%)
29.8% 3par (+8.6%)

Playoffs:
124-304 FG, 28-129 3P
40.8% FG (-4.0%) | 29.5% 3P (-3.6%)
47.0% EFG (-1.0%)
42.4% 3par (+22.8%)

So for his entire career, Kobe shoots 39.5% on shots in clutch minutes and 26.7% on 3 pointers. His EFG% in those situations is 44.3%, which is 3.9% worse than his EFG% for his entire career.

His EFG% in clutch situations in the reg. season is only 44.7%, but 47% in the playoffs. His clutch shooting in the last 3 minutes of a game (scoring margin within 5) is much better in the playoffs than in the regular season.

Extreme Clutch (1 minute left in 4th/OT, scoring margin within 3):

Beginning of career (’97-’00):

Regular Season:
31-80 FG, 10-39 3P
38.8% FG (-6.4%), 25.6% 3P (-7.5%)
45.0% EFG (-2.6%)
48.8% 3par (+30.6%)

Playoffs:
7-31 FG, 3-20 3P
22.6% FG (-20.4%), 15.0% 3P (-16.5%)
27.4% EFG (-18.6%)
64.5% 3par (+45.9%)5

Prime (’01-’13):

Regular Season:
219-601 FG, 64-270 3P
36.4% FG (-9.0%), 23.7% 3P (-9.9%)
41.8% EFG (-7.0%)
44.9% 3par (+24.5%)

Playoffs:
43-107 FG, 12-51 3P
40.2% FG (-4.9%), 23.5% 3P (-9.9%)
45.8% EFG (-2.6%)
47.7% 3par (+27.9%)

End of career (’14-’16):

Regular Season:
13-59 FG, 6-29 3P
22.0% FG (-14.6%), 20.7% 3P (-7.8%)
27.1% EFG (-14.5%)
49.2% 3par (+14.1%)

Entire Career (’97-’16):

Regular Season:
263-740 FG, 80-338 3P
35.5% FG (-9.2%), 23.7% 3P (-9.2%)
40.9% EFG (-7.3%)
45.7% 3par (+24.5%)

Playoffs:
50-38 FG, 15-71 3P
36.2% FG (-8.6%), 21.1% 3P (-12.0%)
41.7% EFG (-6.3%)
51.4% 3par (+31.8%)

So for his career, Kobe shoots 35.6% in extreme clutch situations and 23.2% on 3 pointers in those situations. His EFG% (41.1%) is 7.1% worse than his actual EFG%.

Now onto the last clutch category: "The last shot"

(24 seconds left in 4th/OT, shots to tie or take the lead)

Beginning of career (’97-’00):

Regular Season:
1-8 FG, 0-3 3P
12.5% FG, 0% 3P
12.5% EFG
37.5% 3par

Playoffs:
1-4 FG, 0-2 3P
25% FG, 0% 3P
25.0% EFG
50.0% 3par

Prime (’01-’13):

Regular Season:
45-147 FG, 17-63 3P
30.6% FG, 27.0% 3P
36.4% EFG
42.9% 3par

Playoffs:
6-24 FG, 1-10 3P
25.0% FG, 10.0% 3P
27.1% EFG
41.7% 3par

End of career (’14-’16):

Regular Season:
2-13 FG, 0-5 3P
15.4% FG, 0% 3P
15.4% EFG
38.5% 3par

So for his entire career, Kobe shoots 28.1% on the "last shot of the game" and 21.7% on such 3 point attempts. His EFG% of 32.7% is 15.5% worse than his EFG% for his entire career.

Thanks for making it to the end of the thread!

This obviously isn't slander, I love Kobe (RIP Mamba

) but I thought he was an interesting player to start this series on, because he's one of the most discussed "clutch" players of all time.

Hope y'all enjoyed the thread!

Thanks for making it to the end of the thread!This obviously isn't slander, I love Kobe (RIP Mamba) but I thought he was an interesting player to start this series on, because he's one of the most discussed "clutch" players of all time.Hope y'all enjoyed the thread!

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