Kobe Bryant vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash 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.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Cotton Nash 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Cotton Nash 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Cotton Nash 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Cotton Nash 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Cotton Nash 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Cotton Nash 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 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Cotton Nash - 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.