Kobe Bryant vs. Larry Johnson Comparison

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

Larry Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Larry Johnson: 1991-92 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Larry Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Larry Johnson 10

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Larry Johnson 6

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Larry Johnson 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Larry Johnson 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Larry Johnson 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Larry Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Larry Johnson 1

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

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

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Larry Johnson 0

Rookie of The Year Kobe Bryant 0 Larry Johnson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Larry Johnson 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Larry Johnson 7.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Larry Johnson 3.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Larry Johnson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Larry Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Larry Johnson 11,450

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Larry Johnson 5,300

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Larry Johnson 2,298

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Larry Johnson 515

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Larry Johnson 258

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Larry Johnson 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Larry Johnson .484

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Larry Johnson .332

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Larry Johnson .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Larry Johnson 22.1 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Larry Johnson 11.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Larry Johnson 4.6 (1995)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Larry Johnson 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Larry Johnson 0.6 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Larry Johnson 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Larry Johnson 5.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Larry Johnson 2.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Larry Johnson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Larry Johnson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Larry Johnson 937

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Larry Johnson 351

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Larry Johnson 134

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Larry Johnson 55

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Larry Johnson 11

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Larry Johnson 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Larry Johnson .483

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Larry Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Larry Johnson .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Larry Johnson 20.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Larry Johnson 6.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Larry Johnson 3.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Larry Johnson 1.3 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Larry Johnson 0.5 (1995)