Rick Brunson vs. Kobe Bryant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Rick Brunson 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

Rick Brunson

vs.

Kobe Bryant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Kobe Bryant 5

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Kobe Bryant 20

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Kobe Bryant 18

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 Kobe Bryant 1

Finals MVP Rick Brunson 0 Kobe Bryant 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Kobe Bryant 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Brunson 0 Kobe Bryant 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Kobe Bryant 12

Scoring Leader Rick Brunson 0 Kobe Bryant 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Kobe Bryant 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Kobe Bryant 5.2

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Kobe Bryant 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Kobe Bryant 33,643

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Kobe Bryant 7,047

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Kobe Bryant 6,306

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Kobe Bryant 1,944

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Kobe Bryant 640

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Kobe Bryant 1,346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Kobe Bryant .447

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Kobe Bryant .329

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Kobe Bryant .837

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Kobe Bryant 25.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Kobe Bryant 5.1

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Kobe Bryant 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Kobe Bryant 5,640

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Kobe Bryant 1,119

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Kobe Bryant 1,040

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Kobe Bryant 310

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Kobe Bryant 144

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Kobe Bryant 220

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Kobe Bryant .448

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Kobe Bryant .331

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Kobe Bryant .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000)