Larry Bird vs. DeJuan Wheat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeJuan Wheat 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.

DeJuan Wheat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
DeJuan Wheat: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 DeJuan Wheat 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 DeJuan Wheat 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 DeJuan Wheat 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 DeJuan Wheat 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 DeJuan Wheat 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 DeJuan Wheat 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 DeJuan Wheat 0.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 DeJuan Wheat 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 DeJuan Wheat 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 DeJuan Wheat 265

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 DeJuan Wheat 56

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 DeJuan Wheat 127

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 DeJuan Wheat 32

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 DeJuan Wheat 3

Total Games Larry Bird 897 DeJuan Wheat 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 DeJuan Wheat .383

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 DeJuan Wheat .390

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 DeJuan Wheat .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) DeJuan Wheat 4.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) DeJuan Wheat 2.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) DeJuan Wheat 0.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 DeJuan Wheat 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 DeJuan Wheat 2

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 DeJuan Wheat 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 DeJuan Wheat .500

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 DeJuan Wheat -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 DeJuan Wheat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) DeJuan Wheat 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)