Kobe Bryant vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Tom Patterson 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Tom Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Tom Patterson - *

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, this player has no data for the stat.