Larry Bird vs. Kyle Kuzma Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyle Kuzma 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.

Kyle Kuzma

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Kyle Kuzma 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Kyle Kuzma 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Kyle Kuzma 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Kyle Kuzma 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Kyle Kuzma 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Kyle Kuzma 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Kyle Kuzma 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Kyle Kuzma 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Kyle Kuzma 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Kyle Kuzma 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Kyle Kuzma 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Kyle Kuzma 6.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Kyle Kuzma 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Kyle Kuzma 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Kyle Kuzma 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Kyle Kuzma 8,246

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Kyle Kuzma 3,043

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Kyle Kuzma 1,294

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Kyle Kuzma 268

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Kyle Kuzma 262

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Kyle Kuzma 476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Kyle Kuzma .451

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Kyle Kuzma .337

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Kyle Kuzma .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Kyle Kuzma 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Kyle Kuzma 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Kyle Kuzma 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Kyle Kuzma 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Kyle Kuzma 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Kyle Kuzma 247

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Kyle Kuzma 88

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Kyle Kuzma 24

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Kyle Kuzma 8

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Kyle Kuzma 8

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Kyle Kuzma 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Kyle Kuzma .401

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Kyle Kuzma .283

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Kyle Kuzma .761

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020)