Larry Bird vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 David Lee 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 David Lee 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 David Lee 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 David Lee 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 David Lee 625

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 David Lee 329

Total Games Larry Bird 897 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 David Lee 189

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 David Lee 43

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 David Lee 14

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 David Lee 8

Total Games Larry Bird 164 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) David Lee 0.3 (2017)