Kobe Bryant vs. Wali Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wali Jones 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.

Wali Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Wali Jones: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Wali Jones 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Wali Jones 10

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Wali Jones 9

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Wali Jones 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Wali Jones 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Wali Jones 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Wali Jones 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Wali Jones 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Wali Jones 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Wali Jones 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Wali Jones 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 Wali Jones 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Wali Jones 2.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Wali Jones 3.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Wali Jones 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Wali Jones 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Wali Jones 6,140

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Wali Jones 1,394

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Wali Jones 1,947

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Wali Jones 6 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Wali Jones 0 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Wali Jones 607

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Wali Jones .409

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Wali Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Wali Jones .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Wali Jones 13.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Wali Jones 3.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Wali Jones 3.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Wali Jones 0.4 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Wali Jones 0.0 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Wali Jones 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Wali Jones 2.4

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Wali Jones 2.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Wali Jones 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Wali Jones 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Wali Jones 833

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Wali Jones 166

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Wali Jones 202

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Wali Jones 0 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Wali Jones 0 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Wali Jones 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Wali Jones .406

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Wali Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Wali Jones .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Wali Jones 17.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Wali Jones 3.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Wali Jones 4.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Wali Jones 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Wali Jones 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.