Larry Bird vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jeremy Lin 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jeremy Lin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jeremy Lin 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)