Larry Bird vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Fred VanVleet 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Fred VanVleet 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Fred VanVleet 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Fred VanVleet 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Fred VanVleet 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Fred VanVleet 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Fred VanVleet 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)