· 4 Insights in 4 Minutes about Kobe Bryant's Career. May 18, 2017. by. Gareth Goh. · 6 min read. Kobe Bryant took a lot of shots in his career – 30,699 to be precise (regular season and playoffs combined), secondmost in NBA history and nearly 2,000 more than Michael Jordan did in his legendary career. Data for each of these shots is ...