Kobe Bryant vs. Ed Macauley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Macauley 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.

Ed Macauley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Ed Macauley 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Ed Macauley 10

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Ed Macauley 8

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Ed Macauley 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Ed Macauley 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Ed Macauley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Ed Macauley 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Ed Macauley 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Ed Macauley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Ed Macauley 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Ed Macauley 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 Ed Macauley 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Ed Macauley 7.5 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Ed Macauley 3.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Ed Macauley 11,234

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Ed Macauley 4,325 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Ed Macauley 2,079

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Ed Macauley 641

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Ed Macauley .436

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Ed Macauley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Ed Macauley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Ed Macauley 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Ed Macauley 6.8 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Ed Macauley 2.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Ed Macauley 648

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Ed Macauley 321 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Ed Macauley 138

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Ed Macauley 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Ed Macauley .437

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Ed Macauley .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Ed Macauley - 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.