Kobe Bryant vs. Chris Ford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Ford 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.

Chris Ford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Chris Ford: 1972-73 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Chris Ford 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Chris Ford 10

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Chris Ford 7

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Chris Ford 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Chris Ford 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Chris Ford 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Chris Ford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Chris Ford 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Chris Ford 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Chris Ford 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Chris Ford 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Chris Ford 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Chris Ford 3.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Chris Ford 3.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Chris Ford 1.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Chris Ford 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Chris Ford 7,314

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Chris Ford 2,394

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Chris Ford 2,719

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Chris Ford 1,152 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Chris Ford 192 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Chris Ford 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Chris Ford .460

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Chris Ford .375 *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Chris Ford .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Chris Ford 15.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Chris Ford 3.7 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Chris Ford 4.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Chris Ford 2.2 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Chris Ford 0.4 (1980) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Chris Ford 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Chris Ford 2.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Chris Ford 2.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Chris Ford 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Chris Ford 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Chris Ford 434

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Chris Ford 168

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Chris Ford 151

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Chris Ford 52 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Chris Ford 15 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Chris Ford 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Chris Ford .440

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Chris Ford .244 *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Chris Ford .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Chris Ford 13.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Chris Ford 6.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Chris Ford 4.4 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Chris Ford 2.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Chris Ford 0.7 (1980) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.