Kobe Bryant vs. Phil Jackson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil Jackson 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.

Phil Jackson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Phil Jackson: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Phil Jackson 2

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Phil Jackson 12

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Phil Jackson 8

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Phil Jackson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Phil Jackson 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Phil Jackson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Phil Jackson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Phil Jackson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Phil Jackson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Phil Jackson 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Phil Jackson 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 Phil Jackson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Phil Jackson 4.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Phil Jackson 1.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Phil Jackson 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Phil Jackson 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Phil Jackson 5,428

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Phil Jackson 3,454

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Phil Jackson 898

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Phil Jackson 281 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Phil Jackson 199 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Phil Jackson 807

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Phil Jackson .453

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Phil Jackson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Phil Jackson .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Phil Jackson 11.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Phil Jackson 7.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Phil Jackson 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Phil Jackson 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Phil Jackson 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Phil Jackson 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Phil Jackson 4.2

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Phil Jackson 0.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Phil Jackson 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Phil Jackson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Phil Jackson 515

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Phil Jackson 284

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Phil Jackson 63

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Phil Jackson 18 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Phil Jackson 8 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Phil Jackson 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Phil Jackson .458

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Phil Jackson - *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Phil Jackson .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Phil Jackson 11.3 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Phil Jackson 8.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Phil Jackson 1.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Phil Jackson 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Phil Jackson 1.0 (1975) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.