Kobe Bryant vs. Willie Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie 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.

Willie Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Willie Jones: 1960-61 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Willie Jones 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Willie Jones 5

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Willie Jones 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Willie Jones 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Willie Jones 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Willie Jones 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Willie Jones 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Willie 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 Willie Jones 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Willie Jones 2.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Willie Jones 2.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Willie Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Willie Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Willie Jones 2,016

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Willie Jones 767

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Willie Jones 545

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Willie Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Willie Jones - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Willie Jones 272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Willie Jones .393

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

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Willie Jones .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Willie Jones 9.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Willie Jones 3.3 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Willie Jones 2.4 (1963)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Willie Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Willie Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Willie Jones 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Willie Jones 2.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Willie Jones 2.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Willie Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Willie Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Willie Jones 157

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Willie Jones 37

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Willie Jones 43

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Willie Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Willie Jones - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Willie Jones 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Willie Jones .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Willie Jones .862

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Willie Jones 11.0 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Willie Jones 2.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Willie Jones 3.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Willie Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Willie Jones - 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.