Kobe Bryant vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 James Young 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 James Young 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 James Young 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 James Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 James Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 James Young 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 James Young 96

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 James Young 28

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 James Young 24

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 James Young 5

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 James Young 7

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 James Young 3

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 James Young 0

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 James Young 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) James Young 0.0 (2017)