Larry Bird vs. Donte DiVincenzo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donte DiVincenzo and Larry Bird, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Larry Bird played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Donte DiVincenzo, who played 8. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Donte DiVincenzo had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Larry Bird 13 12 1979-80 to 1991-92
Donte DiVincenzo 8 5 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Bird Donte DiVincenzo
Season 1979-802018-19
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 82 36.0 21.3 2.6 7.8 10.4 4.5 1.7 0.6 3.2 3.4 8.5 17.8 .474 0.7 1.7 .406 3.7 4.4 .836
difference:+55+20.8+16.4+2.0+6.0+8.0+3.4+1.2+0.4-2.5-2.0+6.6+13.2+.071+0.1+1.4+.141+3.4+4.0+.086
Donte DiVincenzo 27 15.2 4.9 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.9 4.6 .403 0.8 3.1 .265 0.3 0.4 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 9 41.3 21.3 2.4 8.8 11.2 4.7 1.6 0.9 3.7 3.3 9.2 19.7 .469 0.4 1.7 .267 2.4 2.8 .880
Donte DiVincenzo DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Larry Bird Donte DiVincenzo
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 82 39.5 21.2 2.3 8.6 10.9 5.5 2.0 0.8 3.5 2.9 8.8 18.3 .478 0.2 0.9 .270 3.5 4.0 .863
difference:+16+16.5+12.0+1.3+4.8+6.1+3.2+0.7+0.5-2.1-1.2+5.3+10.6+.023+1.1+2.8+.066+2.5+2.7+.130
Donte DiVincenzo 66 23.0 9.2 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.3 1.3 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.5 7.7 .455 1.3 3.7 .336 1.0 1.3 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 17 44.1 21.9 2.9 11.1 14.0 6.1 2.3 1.0 3.6 3.1 8.6 18.4 .470 0.2 0.5 .375 4.5 5.0 .894
difference:+7+27.6+15.3+2.1+8.7+10.8+4.9+1.6+0.7-2.6-1.0+6.3+13.3+.019+0.5+1.6+.042+3.2+3.0+.244
Donte DiVincenzo 10 16.5 6.6 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.1 2.3 5.1 .451 0.7 2.1 .333 1.3 2.0 .650

Season 3

Larry Bird Donte DiVincenzo
Season 1981-822020-21
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 77 38.0 22.9 2.6 8.3 10.9 5.8 1.9 0.9 3.3 3.2 9.2 18.4 .503 0.1 0.7 .212 4.3 4.9 .863
difference:+11+10.5+12.5+1.4+3.8+5.1+2.7+0.8+0.7-1.9-1.5+5.4+9.3+.083+1.9+4.5+.167+3.5+3.8+.145
Donte DiVincenzo 66 27.5 10.4 1.2 4.5 5.8 3.1 1.1 0.2 1.4 1.7 3.8 9.1 .420 2.0 5.2 .379 0.8 1.1 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 12 40.8 17.8 2.8 9.8 12.5 5.6 1.9 1.4 3.2 3.6 7.3 17.2 .427 0.1 0.5 .167 3.1 3.8 .822
difference:+9+17.5+15.1+2.1+4.1+6.2+2.9+0.9+1.1-1.2-2.3+6.3+11.9+.239+0.6+3.5+3.1+3.8
Donte DiVincenzo 3 23.3 2.7 0.7 5.7 6.3 2.7 1.0 0.3 2.0 1.3 1.0 5.3 .188 0.7 4.0 .167 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Larry Bird Donte DiVincenzo
Season 1982-832021-22
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 79 37.7 23.6 2.4 8.6 11.0 5.8 1.9 0.9 3.0 2.5 9.5 18.7 .504 0.3 1.0 .286 4.4 5.3 .840
difference:+37+13.8+14.6+1.4+5.5+7.0+3.0+0.8+0.7-1.3-0.9+6.7+10.7+.153+1.5+4.2+.053+2.7+3.3+.003
Donte DiVincenzo 42 23.9 9.0 1.0 3.1 4.0 2.8 1.1 0.2 1.7 1.6 2.8 8.0 .351 1.8 5.2 .339 1.7 2.0 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 6 40.0 20.5 3.3 9.2 12.5 6.8 2.2 0.5 3.2 2.5 8.2 19.3 .422 0.2 0.7 .250 4.0 4.8 .828
Donte DiVincenzo DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Larry Bird Donte DiVincenzo
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 79 38.3 24.2 2.3 7.8 10.1 6.6 1.8 0.9 3.0 2.5 9.6 19.5 .492 0.2 0.9 .247 4.7 5.3 .888
difference:+7+12.0+14.8+1.2+4.4+5.6+3.1+0.5+0.8-1.4-0.7+6.3+12.0+.057+1.9+4.4+.150+3.9+4.3+.071
Donte DiVincenzo 72 26.3 9.4 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.5 1.3 0.1 1.6 1.8 3.3 7.5 .435 2.1 5.3 .397 0.8 1.0 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 23 41.8 27.5 2.7 8.3 11.0 5.9 2.3 1.2 3.8 3.1 10.0 19.0 .524 0.3 0.7 .412 7.3 8.3 .879
difference:+10+23.7+22.0+1.9+6.1+8.0+3.1+1.5+1.0-2.5-1.6+8.2+14.1+.149+0.9+2.7+.071+6.7+7.4+.212
Donte DiVincenzo 13 18.1 5.5 0.8 2.2 3.0 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.8 4.9 .375 1.2 3.4 .341 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 6

Larry Bird Donte DiVincenzo
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 80 39.5 28.7 2.1 8.5 10.5 6.6 1.6 1.2 3.1 2.6 11.5 22.0 .522 0.7 1.6 .427 5.0 5.7 .882
difference:+1+10.4+13.2+1.3+5.6+6.8+3.9+0.3+0.8-1.7-0.6+6.0+9.6+.079+2.8+7.1+.026+3.9+4.3+.128
Donte DiVincenzo 81 29.1 15.5 0.8 2.9 3.7 2.7 1.3 0.4 1.4 2.0 5.5 12.4 .443 3.5 8.7 .401 1.1 1.4 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 20 40.8 26.0 2.7 6.5 9.1 5.8 1.7 1.0 2.9 2.7 9.8 21.3 .461 0.4 1.3 .280 6.1 6.8 .890
difference:+7+5.0+8.2+1.7+3.5+5.1+3.2+0.5+0.1-1.7-0.5+3.6+6.6+.042+3.1+6.9+.145+4.1+4.5+.023
Donte DiVincenzo 13 35.8 17.8 1.0 3.0 4.0 2.6 1.2 0.9 1.2 2.2 6.2 14.7 .419 3.5 8.2 .425 2.0 2.3 .867

Season 7

Larry Bird Donte DiVincenzo
Season 1985-862024-25
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 82 38.0 25.8 2.3 7.5 9.8 6.8 2.0 0.6 3.2 2.2 9.7 19.6 .496 1.0 2.4 .423 5.4 6.0 .896
difference:+20+12.1+14.1+1.8+4.3+6.1+3.2+0.8+0.3-1.6-0.4+5.7+10.0+.074+1.8+4.7+.026+4.6+5.0+.118
Donte DiVincenzo 62 25.9 11.7 0.5 3.2 3.7 3.6 1.2 0.3 1.6 1.8 4.0 9.6 .422 2.8 7.1 .397 0.8 1.0 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 18 42.8 25.9 1.9 7.4 9.3 8.2 2.1 0.6 2.6 3.1 9.5 18.4 .517 1.3 3.1 .411 5.6 6.1 .927
difference:+3+17.7+17.2+1.1+5.1+6.2+4.9+0.7+0.3-0.7-0.1+6.4+10.0+.152+0.6+2.8+.093+4.9+5.2+.158
Donte DiVincenzo 15 25.1 8.7 0.8 2.3 3.1 3.3 1.4 0.3 1.9 3.0 3.1 8.4 .365 1.9 5.9 .318 0.7 0.9 .769

Season 8

Larry Bird Donte DiVincenzo
Season 1986-872025-26
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 74 40.6 28.1 1.7 7.5 9.2 7.6 1.8 0.9 3.2 2.5 10.6 20.2 .525 1.2 3.0 .400 5.6 6.1 .910
difference:+49+9.3+14.6+0.9+4.3+5.2+3.9+0.8+0.5-1.9-0.1+6.3+9.8+.108+1.8+5.0+.018+3.8+3.9+.077
Donte DiVincenzo 25 31.3 13.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 3.7 1.0 0.4 1.3 2.4 4.3 10.4 .417 3.0 8.0 .382 1.8 2.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Bird 23 44.1 27.0 1.8 8.3 10.0 7.2 1.2 0.8 3.1 2.4 9.4 19.7 .476 0.6 1.8 .341 7.7 8.4 .912
Donte DiVincenzo DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Larry Bird played 5 seasons more than Donte DiVincenzo in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 13, from 1988 to 1992—Larry Bird played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Donte DiVincenzo, Larry Bird got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game