Jim Ard vs. Kobe Bryant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Kobe Bryant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Kobe Bryant 5

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Kobe Bryant 20

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Kobe Bryant 18

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Ard 0 Kobe Bryant 1

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 Kobe Bryant 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Kobe Bryant 11

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Ard 0 Kobe Bryant 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Kobe Bryant 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Kobe Bryant 5.2

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Kobe Bryant 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Kobe Bryant 33,643

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Kobe Bryant 7,047

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Kobe Bryant 6,306

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Kobe Bryant 1,944

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Kobe Bryant 640

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Kobe Bryant 1,346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Kobe Bryant .447

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Kobe Bryant .329

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Kobe Bryant .837

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Kobe Bryant 25.6

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Kobe Bryant 5.1

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Kobe Bryant 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Kobe Bryant 5,640

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Kobe Bryant 1,119

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Kobe Bryant 1,040

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Kobe Bryant 310

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Kobe Bryant 144

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Kobe Bryant 220

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Kobe Bryant .448

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Kobe Bryant .331

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Kobe Bryant .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.