Larry Bird vs. Xavier McDaniel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Xavier McDaniel 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.

Xavier McDaniel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Xavier McDaniel: 1985-86 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Xavier McDaniel 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Xavier McDaniel 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Xavier McDaniel 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Xavier McDaniel 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Xavier McDaniel 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Xavier McDaniel 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Xavier McDaniel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Xavier McDaniel 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Xavier McDaniel 6.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Xavier McDaniel 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Xavier McDaniel 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Xavier McDaniel 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Xavier McDaniel 13,606

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Xavier McDaniel 5,313

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Xavier McDaniel 1,775

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Xavier McDaniel 791

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Xavier McDaniel 416

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Xavier McDaniel 870

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Xavier McDaniel .485

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Xavier McDaniel .261

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Xavier McDaniel .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Xavier McDaniel 23.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Xavier McDaniel 8.6 (1987)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Xavier McDaniel 3.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Xavier McDaniel 1.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Xavier McDaniel 0.7 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Xavier McDaniel 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Xavier McDaniel 7.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Xavier McDaniel 2.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Xavier McDaniel 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Xavier McDaniel 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Xavier McDaniel 867

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Xavier McDaniel 357

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Xavier McDaniel 131

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Xavier McDaniel 36

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Xavier McDaniel 22

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Xavier McDaniel 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Xavier McDaniel .464

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Xavier McDaniel .282

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Xavier McDaniel .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Xavier McDaniel 21.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Xavier McDaniel 9.6 (1988)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Xavier McDaniel 5.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Xavier McDaniel 1.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Xavier McDaniel 0.8 (1993)