Larry Bird vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)