Kobe Bryant vs. Howie Carl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Carl 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.

Howie Carl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Howie Carl: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Howie Carl 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Howie Carl 1

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Howie Carl 0

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Howie Carl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Howie Carl 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Howie Carl 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Howie Carl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Howie Carl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Howie Carl 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Howie Carl 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Howie Carl 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 Howie Carl 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Howie Carl 1.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Howie Carl 1.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Howie Carl - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Howie Carl 170

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Howie Carl 39

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Howie Carl 57

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Howie Carl 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Howie Carl .333

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Howie Carl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Howie Carl .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Howie Carl 5.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Howie Carl 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Howie Carl 1.8 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Howie Carl - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Howie Carl -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Howie Carl -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Howie Carl -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Howie Carl - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Howie Carl -

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Howie Carl -

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Howie Carl -

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Howie Carl 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Howie Carl -

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Howie Carl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Howie Carl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Howie Carl -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Howie Carl -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Howie Carl -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Howie Carl - 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.