Kobe Bryant vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Larry Steele 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Larry Steele 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Larry Steele 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Larry Steele 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Kobe Bryant 0 Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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.