Larry Bird vs. Jake Tsakalidis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jake Tsakalidis 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.

Jake Tsakalidis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jake Tsakalidis: 2000-01 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jake Tsakalidis 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jake Tsakalidis 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jake Tsakalidis 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jake Tsakalidis 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jake Tsakalidis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jake Tsakalidis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jake Tsakalidis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jake Tsakalidis 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jake Tsakalidis 3.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jake Tsakalidis 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jake Tsakalidis 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jake Tsakalidis 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jake Tsakalidis 1,497

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jake Tsakalidis 1,238

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jake Tsakalidis 101

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jake Tsakalidis 73

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jake Tsakalidis 223

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jake Tsakalidis 315

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jake Tsakalidis .490

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jake Tsakalidis .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jake Tsakalidis .657

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jake Tsakalidis 7.3 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jake Tsakalidis 5.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jake Tsakalidis 0.5 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jake Tsakalidis 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jake Tsakalidis 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jake Tsakalidis 4.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jake Tsakalidis 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jake Tsakalidis 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jake Tsakalidis 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jake Tsakalidis 29

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jake Tsakalidis 43

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jake Tsakalidis 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jake Tsakalidis 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jake Tsakalidis 8

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jake Tsakalidis 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jake Tsakalidis .462

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jake Tsakalidis -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jake Tsakalidis .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jake Tsakalidis 3.3 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jake Tsakalidis 7.0 (2001)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jake Tsakalidis 0.5 (2006)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jake Tsakalidis 1.8 (2001)