Larry Bird vs. Nerlens Noel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nerlens Noel 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.

Nerlens Noel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Nerlens Noel: 2014-15 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Nerlens Noel 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Nerlens Noel 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Nerlens Noel 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Nerlens Noel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Nerlens Noel 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Nerlens Noel 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Nerlens Noel 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Nerlens Noel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Nerlens Noel 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Nerlens Noel 6.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Nerlens Noel 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Nerlens Noel 1.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Nerlens Noel 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Nerlens Noel 3,338

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Nerlens Noel 2,835

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Nerlens Noel 501

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Nerlens Noel 588

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Nerlens Noel 683

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Nerlens Noel 467

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Nerlens Noel .546

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Nerlens Noel .200

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Nerlens Noel .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Nerlens Noel 11.1 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Nerlens Noel 8.1 (2015)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Nerlens Noel 1.8 (2016)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Nerlens Noel 1.8 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Nerlens Noel 2.2 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Nerlens Noel 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Nerlens Noel 4.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Nerlens Noel 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Nerlens Noel 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Nerlens Noel 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Nerlens Noel 68

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Nerlens Noel 68

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Nerlens Noel 4

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Nerlens Noel 8

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Nerlens Noel 11

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Nerlens Noel 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Nerlens Noel .532

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Nerlens Noel .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Nerlens Noel .643

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Nerlens Noel 4.8 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Nerlens Noel 4.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Nerlens Noel 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Nerlens Noel 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Nerlens Noel 0.7 (2020)