Larry Bird vs. Kevin O'Shea Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin O'Shea 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.

Kevin O'Shea

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Kevin O'Shea: 1950-51 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Kevin O'Shea 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Kevin O'Shea 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Kevin O'Shea 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Kevin O'Shea 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Kevin O'Shea 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Kevin O'Shea 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Kevin O'Shea 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Kevin O'Shea 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Kevin O'Shea 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Kevin O'Shea 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Kevin O'Shea 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Kevin O'Shea 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Kevin O'Shea 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Kevin O'Shea 911

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Kevin O'Shea 402

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Kevin O'Shea 358

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Kevin O'Shea 174

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Kevin O'Shea .337

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Kevin O'Shea .680

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Kevin O'Shea 6.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Kevin O'Shea 3.1 (1952)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Kevin O'Shea 2.6 (1952)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Kevin O'Shea 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Kevin O'Shea 1.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Kevin O'Shea 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Kevin O'Shea 5

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Kevin O'Shea 5

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Kevin O'Shea 1

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Kevin O'Shea 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Kevin O'Shea .143

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Kevin O'Shea .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Kevin O'Shea 1.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Kevin O'Shea 1.0 (1951)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Kevin O'Shea 0.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Kevin O'Shea - 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.