Kobe Bryant vs. Irving Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irving Thomas 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.

Irving Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Irving Thomas: 1990-91 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Irving Thomas 1

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Irving Thomas 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Irving Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Irving Thomas 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Irving Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Irving Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Irving Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Irving Thomas 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Irving Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Irving Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Irving Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Irving Thomas 46

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Irving Thomas 31

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Irving Thomas 10

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Irving Thomas 4

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Irving Thomas 1

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Irving Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Irving Thomas .340

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Irving Thomas .571

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Irving Thomas 1.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Irving Thomas 1.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Irving Thomas 0.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Irving Thomas 0.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Irving Thomas 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Irving Thomas 0.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Irving Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Irving Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Irving Thomas 2

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Irving Thomas 0

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Irving Thomas 0

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Irving Thomas 0

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Irving Thomas 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Irving Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Irving Thomas 1.000

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Irving Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Irving Thomas 0.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)