Larry Bird vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006)