Kobe Bryant vs. Arnie Johnson Comparison

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

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Arnie Johnson:
1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

Kobe Bryant5
Arnie Johnson1
Kobe Bryant20
Arnie Johnson5
Kobe Bryant15
Arnie Johnson5
Kobe Bryant18
Arnie Johnson0

Honors and Awards

Kobe Bryant1
Arnie Johnson0
*
Kobe Bryant2
Arnie Johnson0
*
Kobe Bryant11
Arnie Johnson0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Kobe Bryant15
Arnie Johnson0
Kobe Bryant9
Arnie Johnson0
*
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Kobe Bryant12
Arnie Johnson0
Kobe Bryant2
Arnie Johnson0
* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.
Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Kobe Bryant 25.0
Arnie Johnson 8.7

Kobe Bryant 5.2
Arnie Johnson 6.2

*
Kobe Bryant 4.7
Arnie Johnson 2.2

Kobe Bryant 1.4
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Kobe Bryant 0.5
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **

Totals Stats

Kobe Bryant 33,643
Arnie Johnson 2,888

Kobe Bryant 7,047
Arnie Johnson 1,272

*
Kobe Bryant 6,306
Arnie Johnson 731

Kobe Bryant 1,944
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Kobe Bryant 640
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Kobe Bryant 1,346
Arnie Johnson 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kobe Bryant .447
Arnie Johnson .418

3-Point Percentage
Kobe Bryant .329
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Kobe Bryant .837
Arnie Johnson .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Kobe Bryant 35.4
(2006)
Arnie Johnson 10.0
(1952)

Kobe Bryant 6.9
(2003)
Arnie Johnson 6.6
(1951)

*
Kobe Bryant 6.3
(2014)
Arnie Johnson 2.8
(1952)

Kobe Bryant 2.2
(2003)
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Kobe Bryant 1.0
(1999)
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Kobe Bryant 25.6
Arnie Johnson 9.6

Kobe Bryant 5.1
Arnie Johnson 7.6

*
Kobe Bryant 4.7
Arnie Johnson 2.8

Kobe Bryant 1.4
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Kobe Bryant 0.7
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **

Totals Stats

Kobe Bryant 5,640
Arnie Johnson 278

Kobe Bryant 1,119
Arnie Johnson 175

*
Kobe Bryant 1,040
Arnie Johnson 82

Kobe Bryant 310
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Kobe Bryant 144
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Kobe Bryant 220
Arnie Johnson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kobe Bryant .448
Arnie Johnson .383

3-Point Percentage
Kobe Bryant .331
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Kobe Bryant .816
Arnie Johnson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Kobe Bryant 32.8
(2007)
Arnie Johnson 11.2
(1951)

Kobe Bryant 7.3
(2001)
Arnie Johnson 9.0
(1951)

*
Kobe Bryant 6.1
(2001)
Arnie Johnson 4.0
(1952)

Kobe Bryant 1.9
(2004)
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Kobe Bryant 1.5
(2000)
Arnie Johnson -

n/a **
Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.
** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat.
Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.