Kobe Bryant vs. Norm Swanson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Swanson 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.

Norm Swanson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Norm Swanson 1

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Norm Swanson 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Norm Swanson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Norm Swanson 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Norm Swanson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Norm Swanson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Norm Swanson 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Norm Swanson 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 Norm Swanson 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Norm Swanson 1.7

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Norm Swanson 0.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Norm Swanson 100

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Norm Swanson 110

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Norm Swanson 33

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Norm Swanson 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Norm Swanson .226

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Norm Swanson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Norm Swanson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Norm Swanson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Norm Swanson 0.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Norm Swanson 0.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Norm Swanson 8

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Norm Swanson 5

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Norm Swanson 0

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Norm Swanson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Norm Swanson .429

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Norm Swanson .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.