Kobe Bryant vs. Darius Garland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darius Garland 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.

Darius Garland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Darius Garland 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Darius Garland 5

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Darius Garland 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Darius Garland 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Darius Garland 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Darius Garland 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Darius Garland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Darius Garland 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Darius Garland 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Darius Garland 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Darius Garland 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Darius Garland 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Darius Garland 2.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Darius Garland 6.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Darius Garland 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Darius Garland 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Darius Garland 5,660

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Darius Garland 801

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Darius Garland 2,052

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Darius Garland 356

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Darius Garland 33

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Darius Garland 307

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Darius Garland .448

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Darius Garland .384

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Darius Garland .864

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Darius Garland 21.7 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Darius Garland 3.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Darius Garland 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Darius Garland 1.3 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Darius Garland 0.1 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Darius Garland 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Darius Garland 1.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Darius Garland 5.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Darius Garland 1.6

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Darius Garland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Darius Garland 103

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Darius Garland 9

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Darius Garland 25

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Darius Garland 8

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Darius Garland 1

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Darius Garland 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Darius Garland .438

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Darius Garland .387

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Darius Garland .840

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Darius Garland 20.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Darius Garland 1.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Darius Garland 5.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Darius Garland 1.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Darius Garland 0.2 (2023)