Larry Bird vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Dion Waiters 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Dion Waiters 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)