Ed Beach vs. Kobe Bryant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Ed Beach 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

Ed Beach

vs.

Kobe Bryant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Beach: 1950-51 to 1950-51
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Beach 0 Kobe Bryant 5

NBA Seasons Ed Beach 1 Kobe Bryant 20

Playoffs Played Ed Beach 0 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Star Games Ed Beach 0 Kobe Bryant 18

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ed Beach 0 * Kobe Bryant 1

Finals MVP Ed Beach 0 * Kobe Bryant 2

All-NBA First Team Ed Beach 0 Kobe Bryant 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Ed Beach 0 * Kobe Bryant 9

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

Scoring Leader Ed Beach 0 Kobe Bryant 2

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Beach 1.8 Kobe Bryant 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Beach 2.1 Kobe Bryant 5.2

Assists Per Game Ed Beach 0.3 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Beach 22 Kobe Bryant 33,643

Total Rebounds Ed Beach 25 Kobe Bryant 7,047

Total Assists Ed Beach 3 Kobe Bryant 6,306

Total Steals Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 1,944

Total Blocks Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 640

Total Games Ed Beach 12 Kobe Bryant 1,346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Beach .211 Kobe Bryant .447

3-Point Percentage Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant .329

Free Throw Percentage Ed Beach .667 Kobe Bryant .837

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Beach 1.8 (1951) Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Beach 2.1 (1951) Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Ed Beach 0.3 (1951) Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant 25.6

Rebounds Per Game Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant 5.1

Assists Per Game Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant 5,640

Total Rebounds Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant 1,119

Total Assists Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant 1,040

Total Steals Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 310

Total Blocks Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 144

Total Games Ed Beach 0 Kobe Bryant 220

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant .448

3-Point Percentage Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant .331

Free Throw Percentage Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Ed Beach - Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001)

Steals Per Game Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Ed Beach - n/a ** Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000)

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.