Larry Bird vs. Shabazz Napier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shabazz Napier 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.

Shabazz Napier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Shabazz Napier 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Shabazz Napier 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Shabazz Napier 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Shabazz Napier 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Shabazz Napier 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Shabazz Napier 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Shabazz Napier 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Shabazz Napier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Shabazz Napier 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Shabazz Napier 1.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Shabazz Napier 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Shabazz Napier 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Shabazz Napier 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Shabazz Napier 2,433

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Shabazz Napier 657

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Shabazz Napier 849

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Shabazz Napier 286

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Shabazz Napier 48

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Shabazz Napier 345

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Shabazz Napier .397

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Shabazz Napier .345

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Shabazz Napier .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Shabazz Napier 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Shabazz Napier 1.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Shabazz Napier 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Shabazz Napier 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Shabazz Napier 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Shabazz Napier 62

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Shabazz Napier 13

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Shabazz Napier 17

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Shabazz Napier 6

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Shabazz Napier 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Shabazz Napier 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Shabazz Napier .488

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Shabazz Napier .400

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Shabazz Napier .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Shabazz Napier 0.0 (2019)