Larry Bird vs. Rasho Nesterovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rasho Nesterovic 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.

Rasho Nesterovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Rasho Nesterovic: 1998-99 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Rasho Nesterovic 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Rasho Nesterovic 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Rasho Nesterovic 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Rasho Nesterovic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Rasho Nesterovic 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Rasho Nesterovic 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Rasho Nesterovic 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Rasho Nesterovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Rasho Nesterovic 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Rasho Nesterovic 5.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Rasho Nesterovic 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Rasho Nesterovic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Rasho Nesterovic 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Rasho Nesterovic 5,519

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Rasho Nesterovic 4,143

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Rasho Nesterovic 836

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Rasho Nesterovic 330

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Rasho Nesterovic 934

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Rasho Nesterovic 811

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Rasho Nesterovic .502

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Rasho Nesterovic .077

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Rasho Nesterovic .585

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Rasho Nesterovic 11.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Rasho Nesterovic 7.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Rasho Nesterovic 1.6 (2009)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Rasho Nesterovic 0.6 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Rasho Nesterovic 2.0 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Rasho Nesterovic 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Rasho Nesterovic 3.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Rasho Nesterovic 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Rasho Nesterovic 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Rasho Nesterovic 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Rasho Nesterovic 253

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Rasho Nesterovic 229

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Rasho Nesterovic 38

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Rasho Nesterovic 13

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Rasho Nesterovic 39

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Rasho Nesterovic 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Rasho Nesterovic .468

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Rasho Nesterovic .500

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Rasho Nesterovic .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Rasho Nesterovic 11.3 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Rasho Nesterovic 6.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Rasho Nesterovic 1.5 (2000)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Rasho Nesterovic 0.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Rasho Nesterovic 1.8 (2000)