Kobe Bryant vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Fred Hetzel 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Fred Hetzel 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Fred Hetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Fred Hetzel 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Fred Hetzel 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Fred Hetzel 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Fred Hetzel 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 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Fred Hetzel - 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.