Larry Bird vs. Negele Knight Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Negele Knight 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.

Negele Knight

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Negele Knight 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Negele Knight 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Negele Knight 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Negele Knight 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Negele Knight 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Negele Knight 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Negele Knight 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Negele Knight 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Negele Knight 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Negele Knight 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Negele Knight 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Negele Knight 1.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Negele Knight 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Negele Knight 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Negele Knight 1,699

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Negele Knight 351

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Negele Knight 780

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Negele Knight 123

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Negele Knight 30

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Negele Knight 276

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Negele Knight .436

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Negele Knight .263

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Negele Knight .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Negele Knight 9.2 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Negele Knight 1.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Negele Knight 0.6 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Negele Knight 0.2 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Negele Knight 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Negele Knight 0.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Negele Knight 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Negele Knight 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Negele Knight 87

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Negele Knight 13

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Negele Knight 28

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Negele Knight 4

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Negele Knight 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Negele Knight 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Negele Knight .422

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Negele Knight .167

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Negele Knight .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Negele Knight 9.3 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Negele Knight 1.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Negele Knight 0.8 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Negele Knight 0.1 (1993)