Kobe Bryant vs. Larry Costello Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Costello 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.

Larry Costello

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Larry Costello: 1954-55 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Larry Costello 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Larry Costello 12

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Larry Costello 10

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Larry Costello 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Larry Costello 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Larry Costello 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Larry Costello 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Larry Costello 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Larry Costello 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Larry Costello 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Larry Costello 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 Larry Costello 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Larry Costello 3.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Larry Costello 4.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Larry Costello - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Larry Costello 8,622

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Larry Costello 2,705

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Larry Costello 3,215

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Larry Costello 706

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Larry Costello .438

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Larry Costello - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Larry Costello .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Larry Costello 15.8 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Larry Costello 5.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Larry Costello 6.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Larry Costello - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Larry Costello 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Larry Costello 3.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Larry Costello 4.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Larry Costello - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Larry Costello 592

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Larry Costello 171

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Larry Costello 218

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Larry Costello 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Larry Costello .416

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Larry Costello - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Larry Costello .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Larry Costello 17.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Larry Costello 8.3 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Larry Costello 6.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Larry Costello - 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.