Larry Bird vs. Nemanja Bjelica Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nemanja Bjelica 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.

Nemanja Bjelica

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Nemanja Bjelica 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Nemanja Bjelica 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Nemanja Bjelica 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Nemanja Bjelica 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Nemanja Bjelica 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Nemanja Bjelica 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Nemanja Bjelica 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Nemanja Bjelica 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Nemanja Bjelica 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Nemanja Bjelica 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Nemanja Bjelica 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Nemanja Bjelica 4.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Nemanja Bjelica 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Nemanja Bjelica 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Nemanja Bjelica 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Nemanja Bjelica 3,412

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Nemanja Bjelica 2,051

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Nemanja Bjelica 825

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Nemanja Bjelica 288

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Nemanja Bjelica 184

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Nemanja Bjelica 449

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Nemanja Bjelica .466

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Nemanja Bjelica .384

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Nemanja Bjelica .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Nemanja Bjelica 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Nemanja Bjelica 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Nemanja Bjelica 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Nemanja Bjelica 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Nemanja Bjelica 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Nemanja Bjelica 84

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Nemanja Bjelica 51

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Nemanja Bjelica 22

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Nemanja Bjelica 9

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Nemanja Bjelica 3

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Nemanja Bjelica 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Nemanja Bjelica .492

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Nemanja Bjelica .478

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Nemanja Bjelica .650

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (2021)