Kobe Bryant vs. Mel Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Davis 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.

Mel Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Mel Davis 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Mel Davis 4

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Mel Davis 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Mel Davis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Mel Davis 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Mel Davis 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Mel Davis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Mel Davis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Mel Davis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Mel Davis 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Mel Davis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Mel Davis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Mel Davis 4.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Mel Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Mel Davis 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Mel Davis 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Mel Davis 1,008

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Mel Davis 816

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Mel Davis 164

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Mel Davis 66

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Mel Davis 22

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Mel Davis 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Mel Davis .376

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Mel Davis .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Mel Davis 7.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Mel Davis 5.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Mel Davis 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Mel Davis 0.6 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Mel Davis 0.1 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Mel Davis 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Mel Davis 1.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Mel Davis 0.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Mel Davis 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Mel Davis 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Mel Davis 24

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Mel Davis 9

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Mel Davis 2

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Mel Davis 0

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Mel Davis 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Mel Davis 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Mel Davis .458

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Mel Davis 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Mel Davis 4.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Mel Davis 1.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Mel Davis 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

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