Kobe Bryant vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith 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 Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Joe Smith 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Joe Smith 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Joe Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Joe Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Joe Smith 868

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Joe Smith 38

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)