Kobe Bryant vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Herm Gilliam 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Herm Gilliam 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Herm Gilliam 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Herm Gilliam 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.