Kobe Bryant vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Rudy LaRusso 1

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Rudy LaRusso 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 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Rudy LaRusso - 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.