Larry Bird vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Darnell Valentine 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Darnell Valentine 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)