Kobe Bryant vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Jim Petersen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Jim Petersen 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Jim Petersen 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Jim Petersen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Jim Petersen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Jim Petersen 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Jim Petersen 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Jim Petersen 363

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Jim Petersen 17

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)