Kobe Bryant vs. Jim Cleamons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Cleamons 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.

Jim Cleamons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Jim Cleamons 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Jim Cleamons 9

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Jim Cleamons 4

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Jim Cleamons 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Jim Cleamons 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Jim Cleamons 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Jim Cleamons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Jim Cleamons 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Jim Cleamons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Jim Cleamons 1

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Jim Cleamons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Jim Cleamons 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Jim Cleamons 3.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Jim Cleamons 3.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Jim Cleamons 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Jim Cleamons 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Jim Cleamons 5,412

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Jim Cleamons 1,981

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Jim Cleamons 2,531

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Jim Cleamons 533 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Jim Cleamons 120 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Jim Cleamons 652

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Jim Cleamons .460

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Jim Cleamons .226 *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Jim Cleamons .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Jim Cleamons 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Jim Cleamons 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Jim Cleamons 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Jim Cleamons 221

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Jim Cleamons 12 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Jim Cleamons 3 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Jim Cleamons 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Jim Cleamons .396

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Jim Cleamons - *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Jim Cleamons .848

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.