Kobe Bryant vs. Paul Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Long 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.

Paul Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Paul Long: 1967-68 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Paul Long 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Paul Long 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Paul Long 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Paul Long 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Paul Long 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Paul Long 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Paul Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Paul Long 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Paul Long 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Paul Long 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Paul Long 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Paul Long 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Paul Long 0.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Paul Long 0.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Paul Long 274

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Paul Long 57

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Paul Long 54

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Paul Long 71

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Paul Long .464

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Paul Long .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Paul Long 4.5 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Paul Long 1.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Paul Long 0.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Paul Long - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Paul Long 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Paul Long 0.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Paul Long 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Paul Long 6

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Paul Long 0

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Paul Long 1

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Paul Long 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Paul Long 1.000

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Paul Long -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Paul Long 6.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Paul Long 0.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Paul Long 1.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Paul Long - 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.