Larry Bird vs. Nicolo Melli Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nicolo Melli 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.

Nicolo Melli

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Nicolo Melli: 2019-20 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Nicolo Melli 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Nicolo Melli 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Nicolo Melli 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Nicolo Melli 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Nicolo Melli 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Nicolo Melli 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Nicolo Melli 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Nicolo Melli 2.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Nicolo Melli 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Nicolo Melli 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Nicolo Melli 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Nicolo Melli 529

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Nicolo Melli 302

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Nicolo Melli 126

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Nicolo Melli 48

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Nicolo Melli 26

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Nicolo Melli 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Nicolo Melli .392

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Nicolo Melli .316

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Nicolo Melli .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Nicolo Melli 6.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Nicolo Melli 3.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Nicolo Melli 1.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Nicolo Melli 0.6 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Nicolo Melli 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Nicolo Melli 2.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Nicolo Melli 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Nicolo Melli 6

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Nicolo Melli 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Nicolo Melli 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Nicolo Melli .000

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Nicolo Melli .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Nicolo Melli -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Nicolo Melli 2.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Nicolo Melli 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)