Kobe Bryant vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Joe Fulks 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Joe Fulks 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Joe Fulks 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Joe Fulks 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Joe Fulks 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Joe Fulks 1

* 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 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.