Kobe Bryant vs. Melvin Ely Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Ely 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.

Melvin Ely

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Melvin Ely: 2002-03 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Melvin Ely 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Melvin Ely 9

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Melvin Ely 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Melvin Ely 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Melvin Ely 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Melvin Ely 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Melvin Ely 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Melvin Ely 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Melvin Ely 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Melvin Ely 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Melvin Ely 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Melvin Ely 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Melvin Ely 3.2

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Melvin Ely 0.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Melvin Ely 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Melvin Ely 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Melvin Ely 1,992

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Melvin Ely 1,215

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Melvin Ely 261

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Melvin Ely 99

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Melvin Ely 209

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Melvin Ely 375

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Melvin Ely .460

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Melvin Ely .000

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Melvin Ely .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Melvin Ely 9.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Melvin Ely 4.9 (2006)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Melvin Ely 1.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Melvin Ely 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Melvin Ely 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Melvin Ely 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Melvin Ely 1.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Melvin Ely 0.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Melvin Ely 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Melvin Ely 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Melvin Ely 15

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Melvin Ely 11

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Melvin Ely 1

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Melvin Ely 0

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Melvin Ely 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Melvin Ely 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Melvin Ely .267

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Melvin Ely -

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Melvin Ely .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Melvin Ely 2.1 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Melvin Ely 1.6 (2008)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Melvin Ely 0.1 (2008)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Melvin Ely 0.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Melvin Ely 0.0 (2008)