Larry Bird vs. Denzel Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Denzel 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.

Denzel Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Denzel Valentine: 2016-17 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Denzel Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Denzel Valentine 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Denzel Valentine 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Denzel Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Denzel Valentine 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Denzel Valentine 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Denzel Valentine 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Denzel Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Denzel Valentine 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Denzel Valentine 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Denzel Valentine 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Denzel Valentine 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Denzel Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Denzel Valentine 1,795

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Denzel Valentine 857

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Denzel Valentine 466

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Denzel Valentine 159

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Denzel Valentine 31

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Denzel Valentine 256

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Denzel Valentine .394

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Denzel Valentine .360

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Denzel Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Denzel Valentine 10.2 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Denzel Valentine 5.1 (2018)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Denzel Valentine 3.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Denzel Valentine 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Denzel Valentine 0.2 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Denzel Valentine 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Denzel Valentine 2.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Denzel Valentine 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Denzel Valentine 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Denzel Valentine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Denzel Valentine 5

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Denzel Valentine 8

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Denzel Valentine 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Denzel Valentine 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Denzel Valentine 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Denzel Valentine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Denzel Valentine .333

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Denzel Valentine .250

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Denzel Valentine -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Denzel Valentine 1.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Denzel Valentine 2.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Denzel Valentine 0.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Denzel Valentine 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Denzel Valentine 0.3 (2017)