Zaid Abdul-Aziz vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Zaid Abdul-Aziz 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

Zaid Abdul-Aziz

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zaid Abdul-Aziz: 1968-69 to 1977-78
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Zaid Abdul-Aziz 10 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Zaid Abdul-Aziz 3 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 9.0 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8.0 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.2 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.6 * Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.0 * Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zaid Abdul-Aziz 4,557 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Zaid Abdul-Aziz 4,065 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Zaid Abdul-Aziz 601 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Zaid Abdul-Aziz 131 * Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Zaid Abdul-Aziz 205 * Larry Bird 755

Total Games Zaid Abdul-Aziz 505 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz .428 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz - n/a ** Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz .728 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 13.8 (1972) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 11.7 (1974) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 2.1 (1972) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.0 (1974) * Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.3 (1974) * Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 5.1 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 3.6 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.5 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.1 * Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.7 * Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Zaid Abdul-Aziz 92 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Zaid Abdul-Aziz 64 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Zaid Abdul-Aziz 9 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1 * Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8 * Larry Bird 145

Total Games Zaid Abdul-Aziz 18 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz .529 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz - n/a ** Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz .692 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 7.2 (1976) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 4.2 (1976) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.6 (1970) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.2 (1975) * Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.0 (1976) * Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.