Larry Bird vs. Kelvin Upshaw Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelvin Upshaw 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.

Kelvin Upshaw

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Kelvin Upshaw: 1988-89 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Kelvin Upshaw 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Kelvin Upshaw 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Kelvin Upshaw 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Kelvin Upshaw 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Kelvin Upshaw 1.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Kelvin Upshaw 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Kelvin Upshaw 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Kelvin Upshaw 649

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Kelvin Upshaw 145

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Kelvin Upshaw 257

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Kelvin Upshaw 81

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Kelvin Upshaw 9

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Kelvin Upshaw 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Kelvin Upshaw .453

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Kelvin Upshaw .237

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Kelvin Upshaw .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Kelvin Upshaw 6.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Kelvin Upshaw 1.5 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Kelvin Upshaw 3.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Kelvin Upshaw 0.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Kelvin Upshaw 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Kelvin Upshaw 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Kelvin Upshaw 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Kelvin Upshaw 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Kelvin Upshaw 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Kelvin Upshaw 10

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Kelvin Upshaw 2

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Kelvin Upshaw 5

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Kelvin Upshaw 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Kelvin Upshaw .417

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Kelvin Upshaw -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Kelvin Upshaw -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Kelvin Upshaw 3.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Kelvin Upshaw 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Kelvin Upshaw 1.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Kelvin Upshaw 0.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Kelvin Upshaw 0.0 (1989)