Larry Bird vs. Jabari Smith Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jabari Smith Jr. 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.

Jabari Smith Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jabari Smith Jr.: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jabari Smith Jr. 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jabari Smith Jr. 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jabari Smith Jr. 7.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jabari Smith Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jabari Smith Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jabari Smith Jr. 2,054

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jabari Smith Jr. 1,185

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jabari Smith Jr. 222

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jabari Smith Jr. 95

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jabari Smith Jr. 135

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jabari Smith Jr. 155

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jabari Smith Jr. .430

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jabari Smith Jr. .335

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jabari Smith Jr. .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jabari Smith Jr. 13.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jabari Smith Jr. 8.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jabari Smith Jr. 1.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jabari Smith Jr. 0.7 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jabari Smith Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jabari Smith Jr. -