Bill Bridges vs. Kobe Bryant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Kobe Bryant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Kobe Bryant 5

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Kobe Bryant 20

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Kobe Bryant 18

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Bridges 0 Kobe Bryant 1

Finals MVP Bill Bridges 0 * Kobe Bryant 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 Kobe Bryant 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bridges 0 * Kobe Bryant 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Kobe Bryant 12

Scoring Leader Bill Bridges 0 Kobe Bryant 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Kobe Bryant 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Kobe Bryant 5.2

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Kobe Bryant 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Kobe Bryant 33,643

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Kobe Bryant 7,047

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Kobe Bryant 6,306

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Kobe Bryant 1,944

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Kobe Bryant 640

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Kobe Bryant 1,346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Kobe Bryant .447

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Kobe Bryant .329

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Kobe Bryant .837

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Kobe Bryant 25.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Kobe Bryant 5.1

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Kobe Bryant 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Kobe Bryant 5,640

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Kobe Bryant 1,119

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Kobe Bryant 1,040

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Kobe Bryant 310

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Kobe Bryant 144

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Kobe Bryant 220

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Kobe Bryant .448

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Kobe Bryant .331

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Kobe Bryant .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000)

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.