Kobe Bryant vs. Tommy Byrnes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tommy Byrnes 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.

Tommy Byrnes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Tommy Byrnes 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Tommy Byrnes 5

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Tommy Byrnes 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Tommy Byrnes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Tommy Byrnes 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Tommy Byrnes 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Tommy Byrnes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Tommy Byrnes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Tommy Byrnes 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Tommy Byrnes 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Tommy Byrnes 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 Tommy Byrnes 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Tommy Byrnes 1.5 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tommy Byrnes 1.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Tommy Byrnes 1,712

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Tommy Byrnes 72 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Tommy Byrnes 311

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Tommy Byrnes 265

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Tommy Byrnes .299

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Tommy Byrnes .648

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Tommy Byrnes 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Tommy Byrnes - *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tommy Byrnes 0.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Tommy Byrnes 50

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Tommy Byrnes 0 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Tommy Byrnes 2

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Tommy Byrnes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Tommy Byrnes .301

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Tommy Byrnes .261

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Tommy Byrnes - *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Tommy Byrnes - 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.