Santi Aldama vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Santi Aldama 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Santi Aldama: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Santi Aldama 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Santi Aldama 5 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Santi Aldama 2 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Santi Aldama 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Santi Aldama 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Santi Aldama 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Santi Aldama 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Santi Aldama 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Santi Aldama 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Santi Aldama 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Santi Aldama 9.8 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Santi Aldama 5.3 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Santi Aldama 1.9 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Santi Aldama 0.6 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Santi Aldama 0.6 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Santi Aldama 2,355 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Santi Aldama 1,274 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Santi Aldama 459 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Santi Aldama 155 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Santi Aldama 145 Larry Bird 755

Total Games Santi Aldama 241 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Santi Aldama .458 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Santi Aldama .344 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Santi Aldama .683 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Santi Aldama 12.5 (2025) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Santi Aldama 8.0 (2026) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Santi Aldama 2.9 (2025) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Santi Aldama 1.5 (2026) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Santi Aldama 0.9 (2024) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Santi Aldama 9.1 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Santi Aldama 5.0 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Santi Aldama 1.4 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Santi Aldama 0.3 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Santi Aldama 0.1 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Santi Aldama 91 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Santi Aldama 50 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Santi Aldama 14 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Santi Aldama 3 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Santi Aldama 1 Larry Bird 145

Total Games Santi Aldama 10 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Santi Aldama .468 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Santi Aldama .436 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Santi Aldama 1.000 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Santi Aldama 13.0 (2025) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Santi Aldama 6.0 (2025) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Santi Aldama 1.8 (2025) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Santi Aldama 0.5 (2023) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Santi Aldama 0.3 (2025) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)