Kobe Bryant vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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 Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Howard Porter 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Howard Porter 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Howard Porter 1.3 (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.