Kobe Bryant vs. Joe Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ellis 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.

Joe Ellis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Joe Ellis 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Joe Ellis 8

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Joe Ellis 6

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Joe Ellis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Joe Ellis 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Joe Ellis 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Joe Ellis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Joe Ellis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Joe Ellis 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Joe Ellis 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Joe Ellis 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 Joe Ellis 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Joe Ellis 5.1

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Joe Ellis 1.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Joe Ellis 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Joe Ellis 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Joe Ellis 4,623

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Joe Ellis 2,686

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Joe Ellis 716

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Joe Ellis 33 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Joe Ellis 9 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Joe Ellis 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Joe Ellis .398

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Joe Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Joe Ellis .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Joe Ellis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Joe Ellis 3.4

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Joe Ellis 0.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Joe Ellis - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Joe Ellis - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Joe Ellis 202

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Joe Ellis 131

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Joe Ellis 23

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Joe Ellis 0 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Joe Ellis 0 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Joe Ellis 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Joe Ellis .307

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Joe Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Joe Ellis .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Joe Ellis - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Joe Ellis - *

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, this player has no data for the stat.