Kobe Bryant vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Fred Saunders 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Fred Saunders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Fred Saunders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Fred Saunders 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.