Kobe Bryant vs. Earl Cureton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Cureton 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.

Earl Cureton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Earl Cureton 2

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Earl Cureton 12

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Earl Cureton 7

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Earl Cureton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Earl Cureton 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Earl Cureton 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Earl Cureton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Earl Cureton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Earl Cureton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Earl Cureton 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Earl Cureton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Earl Cureton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Earl Cureton 4.7

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Earl Cureton 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Earl Cureton 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Earl Cureton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Earl Cureton 3,620

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Earl Cureton 3,172

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Earl Cureton 678

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Earl Cureton 341

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Earl Cureton 361

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Earl Cureton 674

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Earl Cureton .473

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Earl Cureton .000

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Earl Cureton .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Earl Cureton 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Earl Cureton 3.2

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Earl Cureton 0.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Earl Cureton 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Earl Cureton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Earl Cureton 169

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Earl Cureton 173

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Earl Cureton 22

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Earl Cureton 19

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Earl Cureton 8

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Earl Cureton 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Earl Cureton .450

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Earl Cureton .000

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Earl Cureton .472

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985)