Larry Bird vs. Kelly Olynyk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Olynyk 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.

Kelly Olynyk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Kelly Olynyk: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Kelly Olynyk 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Kelly Olynyk 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Kelly Olynyk 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Kelly Olynyk 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Kelly Olynyk 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Kelly Olynyk 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Kelly Olynyk 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Kelly Olynyk 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Kelly Olynyk 5.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Kelly Olynyk 2.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Kelly Olynyk 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Kelly Olynyk 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Kelly Olynyk 7,755

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Kelly Olynyk 3,918

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Kelly Olynyk 1,847

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Kelly Olynyk 598

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Kelly Olynyk 351

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Kelly Olynyk 756

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Kelly Olynyk .485

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Kelly Olynyk .369

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Kelly Olynyk .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Kelly Olynyk 13.5 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Kelly Olynyk 7.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Kelly Olynyk 4.4 (2024)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Kelly Olynyk 1.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Kelly Olynyk 0.6 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Kelly Olynyk 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Kelly Olynyk 3.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Kelly Olynyk 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Kelly Olynyk 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Kelly Olynyk 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Kelly Olynyk 379

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Kelly Olynyk 168

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Kelly Olynyk 77

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Kelly Olynyk 27

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Kelly Olynyk 30

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Kelly Olynyk 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Kelly Olynyk .483

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Kelly Olynyk .347

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Kelly Olynyk .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Kelly Olynyk 12.8 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Kelly Olynyk 4.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Kelly Olynyk 3.8 (2018)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Kelly Olynyk 1.4 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Kelly Olynyk 1.2 (2018)