Bruce Bowen vs. Kobe Bryant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Kobe Bryant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Kobe Bryant 5

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Kobe Bryant 20

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Kobe Bryant 18

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bruce Bowen 0 Kobe Bryant 1

Finals MVP Bruce Bowen 0 Kobe Bryant 2

All-NBA First Team Bruce Bowen 0 Kobe Bryant 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 0 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Kobe Bryant 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Kobe Bryant 12

Scoring Leader Bruce Bowen 0 Kobe Bryant 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Kobe Bryant 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Kobe Bryant 5.2

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Kobe Bryant 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Kobe Bryant 33,643

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Kobe Bryant 7,047

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Kobe Bryant 6,306

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Kobe Bryant 1,944

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Kobe Bryant 640

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Kobe Bryant 1,346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Kobe Bryant .447

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Kobe Bryant .329

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Kobe Bryant .837

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Kobe Bryant 25.6

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Kobe Bryant 5.1

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Kobe Bryant 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Kobe Bryant 5,640

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Kobe Bryant 1,119

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Kobe Bryant 1,040

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Kobe Bryant 310

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Kobe Bryant 144

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Kobe Bryant 220

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Kobe Bryant .448

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Kobe Bryant .331

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Kobe Bryant .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000)