Kobe Bryant vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Cliff Pondexter 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

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