Kobe Bryant vs. Paul Walther Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Walther 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 Walther

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Paul Walther: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Paul Walther 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Paul Walther 6

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Paul Walther 5

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Paul Walther 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Paul Walther 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Paul Walther 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Paul Walther 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Paul Walther 0

* 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 Paul Walther 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Paul Walther 3.7 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Paul Walther 2.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Paul Walther 2,838

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Paul Walther 1,168 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Paul Walther 974

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

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

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Paul Walther 370

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Paul Walther .362

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

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Paul Walther .708

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Paul Walther 12.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Paul Walther 4.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Paul Walther 3.6 (1951)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Paul Walther 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Paul Walther 2.4 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Paul Walther 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Paul Walther 143

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Paul Walther 40 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Paul Walther 35

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

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

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Paul Walther 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Paul Walther .377

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

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Paul Walther .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Paul Walther 16.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Paul Walther 4.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Paul Walther 3.0 (1952)

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

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Paul Walther - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.