Kobe Bryant vs. Carl Meinhold Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Meinhold 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.

Carl Meinhold

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Carl Meinhold: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Carl Meinhold 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Carl Meinhold 2

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Carl Meinhold 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Carl Meinhold 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Carl Meinhold 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Carl Meinhold 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Carl Meinhold 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Carl Meinhold 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Carl Meinhold 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Carl Meinhold 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Carl Meinhold 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 Carl Meinhold 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Carl Meinhold 0.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Carl Meinhold 516

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Carl Meinhold 63

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Carl Meinhold 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Carl Meinhold .316

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Carl Meinhold .628

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Carl Meinhold 5.3 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Carl Meinhold 0.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Carl Meinhold 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Carl Meinhold 0.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Carl Meinhold 40

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Carl Meinhold 0

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Carl Meinhold 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Carl Meinhold .254

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Carl Meinhold .462

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Carl Meinhold 3.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Carl Meinhold 0.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.