Larry Bird vs. Vlatko Cancar Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vlatko Cancar 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.

Vlatko Cancar

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Vlatko Cancar: 2019-20 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Vlatko Cancar 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Vlatko Cancar 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Vlatko Cancar 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Vlatko Cancar 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Vlatko Cancar 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Vlatko Cancar 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Vlatko Cancar 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Vlatko Cancar 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Vlatko Cancar 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Vlatko Cancar 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Vlatko Cancar 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Vlatko Cancar 1.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Vlatko Cancar 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Vlatko Cancar 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Vlatko Cancar 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Vlatko Cancar 461

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Vlatko Cancar 219

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Vlatko Cancar 114

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Vlatko Cancar 36

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Vlatko Cancar 20

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Vlatko Cancar 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Vlatko Cancar .479

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Vlatko Cancar .361

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Vlatko Cancar .847

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Vlatko Cancar 5.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Vlatko Cancar 2.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Vlatko Cancar 1.3 (2023)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Vlatko Cancar 0.4 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Vlatko Cancar 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Vlatko Cancar 0.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Vlatko Cancar 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Vlatko Cancar 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Vlatko Cancar 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Vlatko Cancar 16

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Vlatko Cancar 8

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Vlatko Cancar 3

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Vlatko Cancar 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Vlatko Cancar 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Vlatko Cancar 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Vlatko Cancar .455

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Vlatko Cancar .286

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Vlatko Cancar .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Vlatko Cancar 2.5 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Vlatko Cancar 1.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Vlatko Cancar 0.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021)