Larry Bird vs. Nene Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nene 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.

Nene

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Nene: 2002-03 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Nene 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Nene 17

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Nene 12

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Nene 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Nene 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Nene 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Nene 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Nene 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Nene 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Nene 6.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Nene 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Nene 1.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Nene 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Nene 10,909

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Nene 5,828

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Nene 1,719

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Nene 1,041

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Nene 721

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Nene 965

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Nene .548

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Nene .132

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Nene .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Nene 14.6 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Nene 7.8 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Nene 2.9 (2013)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Nene 1.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Nene 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Nene 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Nene 5.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Nene 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Nene 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Nene 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Nene 837

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Nene 493

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Nene 145

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Nene 72

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Nene 49

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Nene 91

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Nene .530

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Nene .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Nene .595

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Nene 15.2 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Nene 9.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Nene 3.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Nene 1.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Nene 1.1 (2014)