Larry Bird vs. Jakob Poeltl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jakob Poeltl 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.

Jakob Poeltl

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jakob Poeltl 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jakob Poeltl 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jakob Poeltl 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jakob Poeltl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jakob Poeltl 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jakob Poeltl 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jakob Poeltl 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jakob Poeltl 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jakob Poeltl 6.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jakob Poeltl 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jakob Poeltl 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jakob Poeltl 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jakob Poeltl 4,487

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jakob Poeltl 3,606

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jakob Poeltl 925

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jakob Poeltl 315

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jakob Poeltl 686

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jakob Poeltl 538

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jakob Poeltl .631

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jakob Poeltl .500

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jakob Poeltl .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jakob Poeltl 13.5 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jakob Poeltl 9.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jakob Poeltl 0.9 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jakob Poeltl 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jakob Poeltl 4.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jakob Poeltl 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jakob Poeltl 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jakob Poeltl 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jakob Poeltl 110

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jakob Poeltl 102

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jakob Poeltl 18

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jakob Poeltl 6

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jakob Poeltl 10

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jakob Poeltl 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jakob Poeltl .577

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jakob Poeltl .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jakob Poeltl .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019)