Kobe Bryant vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 JaKarr Sampson 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)