Kobe Bryant vs. Jameer Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jameer Nelson 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.

Jameer Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Jameer Nelson: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Jameer Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Jameer Nelson 6

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Jameer Nelson 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Jameer Nelson 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Jameer Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Jameer Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Jameer Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Jameer Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Jameer Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Jameer Nelson 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Jameer Nelson 3.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Jameer Nelson 5.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Jameer Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Jameer Nelson 9,940

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Jameer Nelson 2,595

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Jameer Nelson 4,508

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Jameer Nelson 772

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Jameer Nelson 68

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Jameer Nelson 878

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Jameer Nelson .436

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Jameer Nelson .368

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Jameer Nelson .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Jameer Nelson 16.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Jameer Nelson 3.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Jameer Nelson 7.4 (2013)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Jameer Nelson 1.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Jameer Nelson 0.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Jameer Nelson 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Jameer Nelson 3.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Jameer Nelson 4.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Jameer Nelson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Jameer Nelson 661

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Jameer Nelson 154

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Jameer Nelson 204

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Jameer Nelson 37

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Jameer Nelson 3

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Jameer Nelson 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Jameer Nelson .445

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Jameer Nelson .372

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Jameer Nelson .792

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Jameer Nelson 19.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Jameer Nelson 4.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Jameer Nelson 6.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Jameer Nelson 2.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Jameer Nelson 0.2 (2012)