Kobe Bryant vs. Keith Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Keith Closs 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Keith Closs 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Keith Closs 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Keith Closs 0

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Keith Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Keith Closs 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Keith Closs 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Keith Closs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Keith Closs 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Keith Closs 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Keith Closs 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Keith Closs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Keith Closs 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Keith Closs 2.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Keith Closs 0.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Keith Closs 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Keith Closs 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Keith Closs 502

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Keith Closs 372

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Keith Closs 44

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Keith Closs 28

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Keith Closs 163

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Keith Closs 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Keith Closs .471

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Keith Closs .000

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Keith Closs .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Keith Closs 4.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Keith Closs 3.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Keith Closs 0.4 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Keith Closs 0.2 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Keith Closs 1.4 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Keith Closs -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Keith Closs -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Keith Closs -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Keith Closs -

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Keith Closs -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Keith Closs -

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Keith Closs -

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Keith Closs -

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Keith Closs -

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Keith Closs -

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Keith Closs 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Keith Closs -

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Keith Closs -

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Keith Closs -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Keith Closs -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Keith Closs -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Keith Closs -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Keith Closs -

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Keith Closs -