Kobe Bryant vs. Whitey Skoog Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Whitey Skoog 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.

Whitey Skoog

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Whitey Skoog: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Whitey Skoog 3

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Whitey Skoog 6

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Whitey Skoog 4

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Whitey Skoog 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Whitey Skoog 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Whitey Skoog 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Whitey Skoog 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Whitey Skoog 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Whitey Skoog 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Whitey Skoog 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Whitey Skoog 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 Whitey Skoog 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Whitey Skoog 3.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Whitey Skoog 2.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Whitey Skoog 2,800

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Whitey Skoog 1,133

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Whitey Skoog 903

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Whitey Skoog 341

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Whitey Skoog .388

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Whitey Skoog .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Whitey Skoog 11.6 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Whitey Skoog 4.2 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Whitey Skoog 3.5 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Whitey Skoog 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Whitey Skoog 3.7

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Whitey Skoog 2.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Whitey Skoog 280

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Whitey Skoog 125

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Whitey Skoog 70

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Whitey Skoog 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Whitey Skoog .402

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Whitey Skoog .685

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Whitey Skoog 13.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Whitey Skoog - 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.