Kobe Bryant vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Rusty LaRue 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Rusty LaRue 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)