Kobe Bryant vs. Johnny Norlander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Norlander 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.

Johnny Norlander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Johnny Norlander: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Johnny Norlander 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Johnny Norlander 5

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Johnny Norlander 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Johnny Norlander 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Johnny Norlander 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Johnny Norlander 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Johnny Norlander 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Johnny Norlander 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Johnny Norlander 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Johnny Norlander 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Johnny Norlander 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Johnny Norlander 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Johnny Norlander 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Johnny Norlander 1,811

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Johnny Norlander 9 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Johnny Norlander 218

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Johnny Norlander 217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Johnny Norlander .329

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Johnny Norlander .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Johnny Norlander 10.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Johnny Norlander 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Johnny Norlander 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Johnny Norlander 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Johnny Norlander 0.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Johnny Norlander 111

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Johnny Norlander 9

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Johnny Norlander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Johnny Norlander .317

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Johnny Norlander .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Johnny Norlander 6.8 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Johnny Norlander 0.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.