Larry Bird vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)