Kobe Bryant vs. Mel Hutchins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hutchins 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.

Mel Hutchins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Mel Hutchins 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Mel Hutchins 7

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Mel Hutchins 4

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Mel Hutchins 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Mel Hutchins 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Mel Hutchins 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Mel Hutchins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Mel Hutchins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Mel Hutchins 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Mel Hutchins 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Mel Hutchins 0

Rebounds Leader Kobe Bryant 0 Mel Hutchins 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Mel Hutchins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Mel Hutchins 9.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Mel Hutchins 3.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Mel Hutchins 4,851

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Mel Hutchins 4,186

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Mel Hutchins 1,298

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Mel Hutchins 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Mel Hutchins .389

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Mel Hutchins .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Mel Hutchins 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Mel Hutchins 8.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Mel Hutchins 2.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Mel Hutchins 316

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Mel Hutchins 237

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Mel Hutchins 70

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Mel Hutchins 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Mel Hutchins .355

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Mel Hutchins .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.