Kobe Bryant vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Gene James 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Gene James 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Gene James 0 *

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

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Gene James 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Gene James 95

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Gene James .334

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

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Gene James 2

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Gene James .111

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

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Gene James - 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.