Kobe Bryant vs. Howard Carter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Carter 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.

Howard Carter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Howard Carter 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Howard Carter 2

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Howard Carter 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Howard Carter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Howard Carter 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Howard Carter 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Howard Carter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Howard Carter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Howard Carter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Howard Carter 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Howard Carter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Howard Carter 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Howard Carter 1.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Howard Carter 1.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Howard Carter 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Howard Carter 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Howard Carter 351

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Howard Carter 89

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Howard Carter 75

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Howard Carter 20

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Howard Carter 4

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Howard Carter 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Howard Carter .440

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Howard Carter .227

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Howard Carter .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Howard Carter 6.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Howard Carter 1.6 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Howard Carter 1.3 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Howard Carter 0.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Howard Carter 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Howard Carter 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Howard Carter 1.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Howard Carter 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Howard Carter 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Howard Carter 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Howard Carter 15

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Howard Carter 5

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Howard Carter 5

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Howard Carter 4

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Howard Carter 1

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Howard Carter 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Howard Carter .318

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Howard Carter .200

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Howard Carter -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Howard Carter 3.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Howard Carter 1.0 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Howard Carter 1.0 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Howard Carter 0.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Howard Carter 0.2 (1984)