Larry Bird vs. Nikola Pekovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Pekovic 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.

Nikola Pekovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Nikola Pekovic: 2010-11 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Nikola Pekovic 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Nikola Pekovic 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Nikola Pekovic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Nikola Pekovic 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Nikola Pekovic 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Nikola Pekovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Nikola Pekovic 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Nikola Pekovic 6.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Nikola Pekovic 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Nikola Pekovic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Nikola Pekovic 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Nikola Pekovic 3,405

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Nikola Pekovic 1,807

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Nikola Pekovic 199

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Nikola Pekovic 140

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Nikola Pekovic 151

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Nikola Pekovic 271

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Nikola Pekovic .518

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Nikola Pekovic -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Nikola Pekovic .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Nikola Pekovic 17.5 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Nikola Pekovic 8.8 (2013)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Nikola Pekovic 0.9 (2014)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Nikola Pekovic 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Nikola Pekovic 0.8 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Nikola Pekovic -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Nikola Pekovic -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Nikola Pekovic -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Nikola Pekovic -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Nikola Pekovic -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Nikola Pekovic 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Nikola Pekovic -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Nikola Pekovic -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Nikola Pekovic -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Nikola Pekovic -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Nikola Pekovic -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Nikola Pekovic -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Nikola Pekovic -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Nikola Pekovic -