Kobe Bryant vs. Bruce Hale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bruce Hale 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.

Bruce Hale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Bruce Hale 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Bruce Hale 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Bruce Hale 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Bruce Hale 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Bruce Hale 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Bruce Hale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Bruce Hale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Bruce Hale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Bruce Hale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Bruce Hale 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Bruce Hale 0

* 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 Kobe Bryant 25.0 Bruce Hale 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Bruce Hale 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Bruce Hale 3.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Bruce Hale 1,297

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Bruce Hale 49 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Bruce Hale 424

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Bruce Hale 142

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Bruce Hale .333

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Bruce Hale .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Bruce Hale - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Bruce Hale 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Bruce Hale 0.0 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Bruce Hale 2.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Bruce Hale 43

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Bruce Hale 0 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Bruce Hale 17

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Bruce Hale 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Bruce Hale .350

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Bruce Hale .882

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Bruce Hale - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.