Larry Bird vs. Wally Szczerbiak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wally Szczerbiak 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.

Wally Szczerbiak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Wally Szczerbiak: 1999-00 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Wally Szczerbiak 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Wally Szczerbiak 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Wally Szczerbiak 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Wally Szczerbiak 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Wally Szczerbiak 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Wally Szczerbiak 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Wally Szczerbiak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Wally Szczerbiak 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Wally Szczerbiak 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Wally Szczerbiak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Wally Szczerbiak 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Wally Szczerbiak 4.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Wally Szczerbiak 2.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Wally Szczerbiak 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Wally Szczerbiak 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Wally Szczerbiak 9,195

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Wally Szczerbiak 2,602

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Wally Szczerbiak 1,532

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Wally Szczerbiak 388

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Wally Szczerbiak 160

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Wally Szczerbiak 651

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Wally Szczerbiak .485

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Wally Szczerbiak .406

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Wally Szczerbiak .860

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Wally Szczerbiak 19.0 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Wally Szczerbiak 5.5 (2001)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Wally Szczerbiak 3.2 (2001)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Wally Szczerbiak 0.8 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Wally Szczerbiak 0.4 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Wally Szczerbiak 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Wally Szczerbiak 3.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Wally Szczerbiak 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Wally Szczerbiak 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Wally Szczerbiak 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Wally Szczerbiak 552

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Wally Szczerbiak 167

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Wally Szczerbiak 77

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Wally Szczerbiak 26

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Wally Szczerbiak 9

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Wally Szczerbiak 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Wally Szczerbiak .427

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Wally Szczerbiak .285

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Wally Szczerbiak .882

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Wally Szczerbiak 20.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Wally Szczerbiak 7.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Wally Szczerbiak 2.5 (2001)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Wally Szczerbiak 1.3 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Wally Szczerbiak 0.8 (2001)