Rick Barry vs. Kobe Bryant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Kobe Bryant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Kobe Bryant 5

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Kobe Bryant 20

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Kobe Bryant 18

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Barry 0 Kobe Bryant 1

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Kobe Bryant 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Kobe Bryant 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Kobe Bryant 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Kobe Bryant 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Kobe Bryant 12

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Kobe Bryant 2

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Kobe Bryant 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Kobe Bryant 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Kobe Bryant 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Kobe Bryant 5.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Kobe Bryant 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Kobe Bryant 33,643

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Kobe Bryant 7,047

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Kobe Bryant 6,306

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Kobe Bryant 1,944

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Kobe Bryant 640

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Kobe Bryant 1,346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Kobe Bryant .447

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Kobe Bryant .329

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Kobe Bryant .837

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Kobe Bryant 25.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Kobe Bryant 5.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Kobe Bryant 4.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Kobe Bryant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Kobe Bryant 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Kobe Bryant 5,640

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Kobe Bryant 1,119

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Kobe Bryant 1,040

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Kobe Bryant 310

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Kobe Bryant 144

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Kobe Bryant 220

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Kobe Bryant .448

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Kobe Bryant .331

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Kobe Bryant .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.