Kobe Bryant vs. Dick Garmaker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Garmaker 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.

Dick Garmaker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Dick Garmaker: 1955-56 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Dick Garmaker 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Dick Garmaker 6

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Dick Garmaker 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Dick Garmaker 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Dick Garmaker 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Dick Garmaker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Dick Garmaker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Dick Garmaker 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Dick Garmaker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Dick Garmaker 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Dick Garmaker 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Dick Garmaker 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Dick Garmaker 4.2

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Dick Garmaker 2.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Dick Garmaker 5,597

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Dick Garmaker 1,748

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Dick Garmaker 1,114

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Dick Garmaker 421

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Dick Garmaker .403

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Dick Garmaker .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Dick Garmaker 16.3 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Dick Garmaker 5.4 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Dick Garmaker 3.1 (1961)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Dick Garmaker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Dick Garmaker 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Dick Garmaker 4.7

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Dick Garmaker 3.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Dick Garmaker 284

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Dick Garmaker 98

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Dick Garmaker 67

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Dick Garmaker 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Dick Garmaker .379

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Dick Garmaker .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Dick Garmaker 14.5 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Dick Garmaker 7.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Dick Garmaker 3.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Dick Garmaker - 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.