Kobe Bryant vs. Ed Pinckney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Pinckney 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.

Ed Pinckney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Ed Pinckney: 1985-86 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Ed Pinckney 12

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Ed Pinckney 5

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Ed Pinckney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Ed Pinckney 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Ed Pinckney 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Ed Pinckney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Ed Pinckney 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Ed Pinckney 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Ed Pinckney 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Ed Pinckney 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Ed Pinckney 5.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Ed Pinckney 0.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Ed Pinckney 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Ed Pinckney 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Ed Pinckney 5,378

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Ed Pinckney 3,952

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Ed Pinckney 727

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Ed Pinckney 612

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Ed Pinckney 435

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Ed Pinckney 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Ed Pinckney .535

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Ed Pinckney .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Ed Pinckney 11.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Ed Pinckney 7.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Ed Pinckney 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Ed Pinckney 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Ed Pinckney 1.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Ed Pinckney 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Ed Pinckney 4.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Ed Pinckney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Ed Pinckney 176

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Ed Pinckney 135

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Ed Pinckney 11

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Ed Pinckney 19

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Ed Pinckney 12

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Ed Pinckney 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Ed Pinckney .614

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Ed Pinckney .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Ed Pinckney 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Ed Pinckney 8.4 (1992)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Ed Pinckney 0.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Ed Pinckney 1.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Ed Pinckney 0.9 (1992)