Kobe Bryant vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Melvin Turpin 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Melvin Turpin 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)