Kobe Bryant vs. Aaron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Aaron James and Kobe Bryant that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Aaron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Aaron James: 1974-75 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Aaron James 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Aaron James 5

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Aaron James 0

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Aaron James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Aaron James 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Aaron James 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Aaron James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Aaron James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Aaron James 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Aaron James 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Aaron James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Aaron James 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Aaron James 4.1

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Aaron James 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Aaron James 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Aaron James 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Aaron James 3,829

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Aaron James 1,470

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Aaron James 370

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Aaron James 158

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Aaron James 69

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Aaron James 356

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Aaron James .481

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Aaron James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Aaron James .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Aaron James 12.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Aaron James 5.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Aaron James 1.4 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Aaron James 0.5 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Aaron James 0.3 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Aaron James -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Aaron James -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Aaron James -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Aaron James -

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Aaron James -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Aaron James -

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Aaron James -

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Aaron James -

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Aaron James -

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Aaron James -

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Aaron James 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Aaron James -

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Aaron James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Aaron James -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Aaron James -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Aaron James -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Aaron James -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Aaron James -

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Aaron James -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.