Bam Adebayo vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bam Adebayo 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Bam Adebayo 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Bam Adebayo 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Larry Bird 755

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.1 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,140 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 640 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 239 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Larry Bird 145

Total Games Bam Adebayo 71 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .529 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .762 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.5 (2024) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)