Kobe Bryant vs. Josh Howard Comparison

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

Josh Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Josh Howard: 2003-04 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Josh Howard 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Josh Howard 10

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Josh Howard 7

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Josh Howard 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Josh Howard 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Josh Howard 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Josh Howard 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Josh Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Josh Howard 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Josh Howard 5.7

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Josh Howard 1.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Josh Howard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Josh Howard 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Josh Howard 7,270

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Josh Howard 2,886

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Josh Howard 817

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Josh Howard 530

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Josh Howard 276

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Josh Howard 507

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Josh Howard .448

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Josh Howard .332

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Josh Howard .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Josh Howard 19.9 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Josh Howard 7.0 (2008)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Josh Howard 2.2 (2008)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Josh Howard 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Josh Howard 0.8 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Josh Howard 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Josh Howard 6.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Josh Howard 1.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Josh Howard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Josh Howard 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Josh Howard 976

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Josh Howard 458

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Josh Howard 101

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Josh Howard 66

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Josh Howard 39

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Josh Howard 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Josh Howard .440

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Josh Howard .311

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Josh Howard .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Josh Howard 21.3 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Josh Howard 9.8 (2007)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Josh Howard 2.8 (2007)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Josh Howard 2.2 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Josh Howard 1.2 (2004)