Larry Bird vs. Zach LaVine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zach LaVine 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.

Zach LaVine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Zach LaVine 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Zach LaVine 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Zach LaVine 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Zach LaVine 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Zach LaVine 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Zach LaVine 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Zach LaVine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Zach LaVine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Zach LaVine 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Zach LaVine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Zach LaVine 20.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Zach LaVine 4.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Zach LaVine 3.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Zach LaVine 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Zach LaVine 11,866

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Zach LaVine 2,350

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Zach LaVine 2,285

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Zach LaVine 513

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Zach LaVine 171

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Zach LaVine 580

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Zach LaVine .464

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Zach LaVine .382

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Zach LaVine .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Zach LaVine 19.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Zach LaVine 5.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Zach LaVine 6.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Zach LaVine 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Zach LaVine 77

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Zach LaVine 21

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Zach LaVine 24

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Zach LaVine 3

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Zach LaVine 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Zach LaVine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Zach LaVine .429

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Zach LaVine .375

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Zach LaVine .933

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022)