Kobe Bryant vs. Cheese Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cheese Johnson 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.

Cheese Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Cheese Johnson: 1979-80 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Cheese Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Cheese Johnson 1

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Cheese Johnson 0

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Cheese Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Cheese Johnson 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Cheese Johnson 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Cheese Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Cheese Johnson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Cheese Johnson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Cheese Johnson 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Cheese Johnson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Cheese Johnson 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Cheese Johnson 1.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Cheese Johnson 0.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Cheese Johnson 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Cheese Johnson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Cheese Johnson 27

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Cheese Johnson 14

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Cheese Johnson 2

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Cheese Johnson 1

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Cheese Johnson 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Cheese Johnson 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Cheese Johnson .400

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Cheese Johnson -

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Cheese Johnson .600

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Cheese Johnson 3.0 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Cheese Johnson 1.6 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Cheese Johnson 0.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Cheese Johnson 0.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Cheese Johnson 0.0 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Cheese Johnson -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Cheese Johnson -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Cheese Johnson -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Cheese Johnson -

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Cheese Johnson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Cheese Johnson -

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Cheese Johnson -

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Cheese Johnson -

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Cheese Johnson -

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Cheese Johnson -

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Cheese Johnson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Cheese Johnson -

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Cheese Johnson -

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Cheese Johnson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Cheese Johnson -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Cheese Johnson -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Cheese Johnson -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Cheese Johnson -

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Cheese Johnson -