Kobe Bryant vs. Ed Manning Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Manning 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.

Ed Manning

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Ed Manning: 1967-68 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Ed Manning 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Ed Manning 4

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Ed Manning 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Ed Manning 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Ed Manning 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Ed Manning 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Ed Manning 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Ed Manning 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Ed Manning 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Ed Manning 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Ed Manning 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Ed Manning 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Ed Manning 4.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Ed Manning 0.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Ed Manning - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Ed Manning - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Ed Manning 1,418

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Ed Manning 1,264

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Ed Manning 200

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Ed Manning - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Ed Manning - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Ed Manning 280

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Ed Manning .423

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Ed Manning - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Ed Manning .702

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Ed Manning 7.1 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Ed Manning 5.3 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Ed Manning 1.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Ed Manning - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Ed Manning - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Ed Manning 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Ed Manning 5.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Ed Manning 0.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Ed Manning - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Ed Manning - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Ed Manning 25

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Ed Manning 32

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Ed Manning 4

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Ed Manning - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Ed Manning - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Ed Manning 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Ed Manning .429

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Ed Manning - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Ed Manning .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Ed Manning 5.5 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Ed Manning 5.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Ed Manning 1.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Ed Manning - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Ed Manning - 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.