Larry Bird vs. Al Cervi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Cervi 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.

Al Cervi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Al Cervi: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Al Cervi 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Al Cervi 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Al Cervi 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Al Cervi 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Al Cervi 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Al Cervi 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Al Cervi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Al Cervi 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Al Cervi 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Al Cervi 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 Al Cervi 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Al Cervi 1.8 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Al Cervi 3.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Al Cervi - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Al Cervi - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Al Cervi 1,591

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Al Cervi 261 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Al Cervi 648

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Al Cervi - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Al Cervi - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Al Cervi 202

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Al Cervi .359

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Al Cervi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Al Cervi .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Al Cervi 10.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Al Cervi 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Al Cervi 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Al Cervi - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Al Cervi - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Al Cervi 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Al Cervi 2.7 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Al Cervi 3.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Al Cervi - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Al Cervi - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Al Cervi 216

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Al Cervi 43 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Al Cervi 106

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Al Cervi - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Al Cervi - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Al Cervi 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Al Cervi .314

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Al Cervi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Al Cervi .866

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Al Cervi 11.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Al Cervi 4.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Al Cervi 5.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Al Cervi - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Al Cervi - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.