Larry Bird vs. Jaylen Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaylen Nowell 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.

Jaylen Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jaylen Nowell: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jaylen Nowell 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jaylen Nowell 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jaylen Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jaylen Nowell 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jaylen Nowell 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jaylen Nowell 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jaylen Nowell 2.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jaylen Nowell 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jaylen Nowell 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jaylen Nowell 1,748

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jaylen Nowell 425

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jaylen Nowell 362

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jaylen Nowell 98

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jaylen Nowell 30

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jaylen Nowell 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jaylen Nowell .446

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jaylen Nowell .317

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jaylen Nowell .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jaylen Nowell 2.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jaylen Nowell 0.3 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jaylen Nowell 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jaylen Nowell 0.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jaylen Nowell 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jaylen Nowell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jaylen Nowell 22

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jaylen Nowell 5

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jaylen Nowell 4

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jaylen Nowell 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jaylen Nowell 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jaylen Nowell 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jaylen Nowell .250

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jaylen Nowell .214

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jaylen Nowell .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jaylen Nowell 0.0 (2023)