Kobe Bryant vs. Jim Paxson, Sr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Paxson, Sr. 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.

Jim Paxson, Sr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Jim Paxson, Sr.: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Jim Paxson, Sr. 2

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Jim Paxson, Sr. 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Jim Paxson, Sr. 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 Jim Paxson, Sr. 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Jim Paxson, Sr. 4.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1,105

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Jim Paxson, Sr. 616

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Jim Paxson, Sr. 225

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Jim Paxson, Sr. 138

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Jim Paxson, Sr. .323

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Jim Paxson, Sr. .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Jim Paxson, Sr. 9.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Jim Paxson, Sr. 5.2 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Jim Paxson, Sr. 2.1 (1958)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Jim Paxson, Sr. 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 3.1

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Jim Paxson, Sr. 37

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Jim Paxson, Sr. 22

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Jim Paxson, Sr. 8

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Jim Paxson, Sr. 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Jim Paxson, Sr. .255

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Jim Paxson, Sr. .591

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Jim Paxson, Sr. 6.0 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Jim Paxson, Sr. 4.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Jim Paxson, Sr. 2.5 (1958)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Jim Paxson, Sr. - 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.