Kobe Bryant’s Career Assists
Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. During his career, he amassed a ton of accolades and worked hard to achieve greatness. One of the areas where he performed exceptionally well was in assists. But how many assists did Kobe Bryant have in his career?
Assists During Kobe’s Career
Kobe Bryant was an incredible assist maker over the course of his career. According to basketball-reference.com, he had a total of 6,306 assists during his 20-year career.
He had 3,865 assists in the regular season and 2,441 assists in the postseason. Throughout the course of his career, his assists per game increased by a total of 0.7 assists. In his rookie season, he had 4.0 assists per game, and by his last season, he averaged 4.7 assists per game.
Assists by Season
Let’s take a look at Kobe Bryant’s assists throughout his career broken down by season.
- 1996-97 (Rookie Season): 4.0 assists per game; Total 86 assists.
- 1997-98: 4.9 assists per game; Total 339 assists.
- 1998-99: 5.9 assists per game; Total 388 assists.
- 1999-00: 7.5 assists per game; Total 456 assists.
- 2000-01: 6.5 assists per game; Total 467 assists.
- 2001-02: 5.4 assists per game; Total 489 assists.
- 2002-03: 5.2 assists per game; Total 473 assists.
- 2003-04: 3.9 assists per game; Total 305 assists.
- 2004-05: 5.9 assists per game; Total 535 assists.
- 2005-06: 5.3 assists per game; Total 500 assists.
- 2006-07: 4.1 assists per game; Total 394 assists.
- 2007-08: 5.4 assists per game; Total 527 assists.
- 2008-09: 4.9 assists per game; Total 476 assists.
- 2009-10: 5.0 assists per game; Total 511 assists.
- 2010-11: 4.3 assists per game; Total 320 assists.
- 2011-12: 3.0 assists per game; Total 272 assists.
- 2012-13: 6.3 assists per game; Total 536 assists.
- 2013-14: 6.0 assists per game; Total 438 assists.
- 2014-15: 5.2 assists per game; Total 338 assists.
Kobe had his highest assist per game average during the 1999-2000 season with a total of 7.5 assists and his highest total assists in a single season during the 2006-07 season with a total of 535.
Conclusion
Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest basketball players of all time and he was a gifted passer. In total, during his 20-year career, he had 6,306 assists. His highest single season assist average was 7.5 during the 1999-2000 season, and his highest total assists was 535 during the 2006-07 season.
