Kobe Bryant vs. Ben Scharnus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Scharnus 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.

Ben Scharnus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Ben Scharnus: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Ben Scharnus 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Ben Scharnus 2

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Ben Scharnus 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Ben Scharnus 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Ben Scharnus 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Ben Scharnus 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Ben Scharnus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Ben Scharnus 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Ben Scharnus 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Ben Scharnus 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Ben Scharnus 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 Ben Scharnus 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Ben Scharnus 0.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Ben Scharnus 103

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Ben Scharnus 19

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Ben Scharnus 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Ben Scharnus .199

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Ben Scharnus .617

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Ben Scharnus 2.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Ben Scharnus 0.4 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Ben Scharnus 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Ben Scharnus 0.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Ben Scharnus 17

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Ben Scharnus 2

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Ben Scharnus 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Ben Scharnus .286

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Ben Scharnus .556

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Ben Scharnus 5.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Ben Scharnus 0.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.