Larry Bird vs. Jared Sullinger Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jared Sullinger 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.

Jared Sullinger

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jared Sullinger: 2012-13 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jared Sullinger 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jared Sullinger 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jared Sullinger 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jared Sullinger 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jared Sullinger 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jared Sullinger 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jared Sullinger 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jared Sullinger 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jared Sullinger 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jared Sullinger 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jared Sullinger 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jared Sullinger 7.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jared Sullinger 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jared Sullinger 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jared Sullinger 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jared Sullinger 2,893

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jared Sullinger 2,006

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jared Sullinger 477

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jared Sullinger 180

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jared Sullinger 161

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jared Sullinger 269

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jared Sullinger .436

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jared Sullinger .272

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jared Sullinger .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jared Sullinger 13.3 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jared Sullinger 8.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jared Sullinger 2.3 (2015)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jared Sullinger 0.9 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jared Sullinger 0.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jared Sullinger 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jared Sullinger 5.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jared Sullinger 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jared Sullinger 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jared Sullinger 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jared Sullinger 80

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jared Sullinger 55

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jared Sullinger 8

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jared Sullinger 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jared Sullinger 3

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jared Sullinger 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jared Sullinger .425

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jared Sullinger .385

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jared Sullinger .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jared Sullinger 12.3 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jared Sullinger 7.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jared Sullinger 1.2 (2016)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jared Sullinger 0.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jared Sullinger 0.8 (2015)