Larry Bird vs. Bill Wennington Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Wennington 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.

Bill Wennington

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bill Wennington: 1985-86 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bill Wennington 3

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bill Wennington 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bill Wennington 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bill Wennington 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bill Wennington 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bill Wennington 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bill Wennington 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bill Wennington 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bill Wennington 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bill Wennington 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bill Wennington 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bill Wennington 3.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bill Wennington 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bill Wennington 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bill Wennington 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bill Wennington 3,301

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bill Wennington 2,148

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bill Wennington 440

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bill Wennington 226

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bill Wennington 248

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bill Wennington 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bill Wennington .459

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bill Wennington .139

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bill Wennington .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bill Wennington 7.1 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bill Wennington 4.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bill Wennington 0.9 (1994)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bill Wennington 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bill Wennington 0.8 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bill Wennington 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bill Wennington 1.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bill Wennington 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bill Wennington 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bill Wennington 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bill Wennington 178

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bill Wennington 101

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bill Wennington 25

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bill Wennington 14

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bill Wennington 11

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bill Wennington 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bill Wennington .459

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bill Wennington .500

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bill Wennington .679

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bill Wennington 4.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bill Wennington 2.8 (1995)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bill Wennington 1.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bill Wennington 0.4 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bill Wennington 0.8 (1987)