Larry Bird vs. Festus Ezeli Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Festus Ezeli 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.

Festus Ezeli

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Festus Ezeli 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Festus Ezeli 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Festus Ezeli 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Festus Ezeli 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Festus Ezeli 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Festus Ezeli 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Festus Ezeli 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Festus Ezeli 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Festus Ezeli 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Festus Ezeli 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Festus Ezeli 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Festus Ezeli 4.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Festus Ezeli 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Festus Ezeli 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Festus Ezeli 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Festus Ezeli 712

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Festus Ezeli 725

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Festus Ezeli 63

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Festus Ezeli 48

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Festus Ezeli 166

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Festus Ezeli 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Festus Ezeli .513

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Festus Ezeli -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Festus Ezeli .557

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Festus Ezeli 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Festus Ezeli 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Festus Ezeli 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Festus Ezeli 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Festus Ezeli 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Festus Ezeli 187

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Festus Ezeli 153

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Festus Ezeli 16

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Festus Ezeli 5

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Festus Ezeli 24

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Festus Ezeli 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Festus Ezeli .530

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Festus Ezeli -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Festus Ezeli .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013)