Kobe Bryant vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Dion Waiters 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Dion Waiters 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)