Kobe Bryant vs. Woody Sauldsberry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Woody Sauldsberry 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.

Woody Sauldsberry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Woody Sauldsberry: 1957-58 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Woody Sauldsberry 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Woody Sauldsberry 7

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Woody Sauldsberry 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Woody Sauldsberry 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Woody Sauldsberry 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Woody Sauldsberry 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Woody Sauldsberry 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Woody Sauldsberry 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Woody Sauldsberry 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Woody Sauldsberry 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Woody Sauldsberry 0

Rookie of The Year Kobe Bryant 0 Woody Sauldsberry 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Woody Sauldsberry 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Woody Sauldsberry 7.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Woody Sauldsberry 1.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Woody Sauldsberry 4,930

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Woody Sauldsberry 3,618

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Woody Sauldsberry 498

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Woody Sauldsberry 462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Woody Sauldsberry .348

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Woody Sauldsberry .610

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Woody Sauldsberry 15.4 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Woody Sauldsberry 11.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Woody Sauldsberry 1.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Woody Sauldsberry 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Woody Sauldsberry 8.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Woody Sauldsberry 1.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Woody Sauldsberry 383

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Woody Sauldsberry 259

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Woody Sauldsberry 52

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Woody Sauldsberry 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Woody Sauldsberry .351

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Woody Sauldsberry .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Woody Sauldsberry 13.7 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Woody Sauldsberry 10.9 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Woody Sauldsberry 2.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Woody Sauldsberry - 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.