Larry Bird vs. Mike Dunleavy Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Dunleavy Jr. 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mike Dunleavy Jr.: 2002-03 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 15

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 11,048

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4,211

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2,185

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 719

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 324

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 986

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mike Dunleavy Jr. .441

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Mike Dunleavy Jr. .377

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mike Dunleavy Jr. .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 19.1 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 5.9 (2004)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.6 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 283

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 93

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 61

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 20

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 6

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mike Dunleavy Jr. .480

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Mike Dunleavy Jr. .451

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mike Dunleavy Jr. .840

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 13.2 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.6 (2015)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.8 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.4 (2015)