Kobe Bryant vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Tom Riker 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Tom Riker 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.