Kobe Bryant vs. Cal Christensen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cal Christensen 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.

Cal Christensen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Cal Christensen: 1950-51 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Cal Christensen 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Cal Christensen 5

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Cal Christensen 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Cal Christensen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Cal Christensen 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Cal Christensen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Cal Christensen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Cal Christensen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Cal Christensen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Cal Christensen 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Cal Christensen 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 Cal Christensen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Cal Christensen 5.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Cal Christensen 1.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Cal Christensen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Cal Christensen 1,507

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Cal Christensen 1,587

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Cal Christensen 460

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Cal Christensen 291

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Cal Christensen .330

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Cal Christensen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Cal Christensen .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Cal Christensen 6.6 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Cal Christensen 7.8 (1951)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Cal Christensen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Cal Christensen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Cal Christensen 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Cal Christensen 4.1

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Cal Christensen 1.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Cal Christensen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Cal Christensen 42

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Cal Christensen 45

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Cal Christensen 16

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Cal Christensen 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Cal Christensen .308

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Cal Christensen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Cal Christensen .563

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Cal Christensen 5.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Cal Christensen 5.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Cal Christensen 2.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Cal Christensen - 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.