Kobe Bryant vs. Rodney Buford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rodney Buford 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.

Rodney Buford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Rodney Buford: 1999-00 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Rodney Buford 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Rodney Buford 5

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Rodney Buford 4

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Rodney Buford 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Rodney Buford 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Rodney Buford 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Rodney Buford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Rodney Buford 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Rodney Buford 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Rodney Buford 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Rodney Buford 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Rodney Buford 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Rodney Buford 2.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Rodney Buford 0.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Rodney Buford 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Rodney Buford 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Rodney Buford 1,472

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Rodney Buford 598

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Rodney Buford 179

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Rodney Buford 115

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Rodney Buford 31

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Rodney Buford 230

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Rodney Buford .412

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Rodney Buford .300

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Rodney Buford .758

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Rodney Buford 9.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Rodney Buford 4.3 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Rodney Buford 1.1 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Rodney Buford 0.7 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Rodney Buford 0.2 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Rodney Buford 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Rodney Buford 0.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Rodney Buford 0.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Rodney Buford 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Rodney Buford 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Rodney Buford 44

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Rodney Buford 18

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Rodney Buford 7

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Rodney Buford 6

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Rodney Buford 1

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Rodney Buford 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Rodney Buford .386

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Rodney Buford .455

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Rodney Buford .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Rodney Buford 11.0 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Rodney Buford 1.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Rodney Buford 1.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Rodney Buford 0.4 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Rodney Buford 0.1 (2001)