Larry Bird vs. Zaza Pachulia Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zaza Pachulia 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.

Zaza Pachulia

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Zaza Pachulia: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Zaza Pachulia 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Zaza Pachulia 16

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Zaza Pachulia 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Zaza Pachulia 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Zaza Pachulia 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Zaza Pachulia 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Zaza Pachulia 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Zaza Pachulia 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Zaza Pachulia 5.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Zaza Pachulia 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Zaza Pachulia 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Zaza Pachulia 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Zaza Pachulia 7,414

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Zaza Pachulia 6,315

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Zaza Pachulia 1,433

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Zaza Pachulia 768

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Zaza Pachulia 378

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Zaza Pachulia 1,098

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Zaza Pachulia .469

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Zaza Pachulia .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Zaza Pachulia .751

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Zaza Pachulia 12.2 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Zaza Pachulia 9.4 (2016)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Zaza Pachulia 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Zaza Pachulia 1.1 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Zaza Pachulia 0.5 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Zaza Pachulia 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Zaza Pachulia 4.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Zaza Pachulia 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Zaza Pachulia 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Zaza Pachulia 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Zaza Pachulia 367

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Zaza Pachulia 333

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Zaza Pachulia 59

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Zaza Pachulia 35

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Zaza Pachulia 20

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Zaza Pachulia 75

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Zaza Pachulia .443

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Zaza Pachulia .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Zaza Pachulia .735

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Zaza Pachulia 6.9 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Zaza Pachulia 6.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Zaza Pachulia 3.2 (2016)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Zaza Pachulia 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Zaza Pachulia 0.6 (2010)