Larry Bird vs. Pascal Siakam Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pascal Siakam 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.

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, 4 more than Pascal Siakam, who played 9. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Pascal Siakam had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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.

Rookie Season
	Larry Bird	Pascal Siakam
Season	1979-80	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+27	+20.4	+17.1	+1.4	+5.6	+7.0	+4.2	+1.2	+0.2	-2.6	-1.4	+6.6	+14.1	+.028	+0.7	+1.6	+.263	+3.3	+3.8	+.148
Pascal Siakam	55	15.6	4.2	1.2	2.2	3.4	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.6	2.0	1.9	3.7	.502	0.0	0.1	.143	0.4	0.6	.688
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+7	+36.3	+21.3	+1.4	+8.3	+9.7	+4.2	+1.1	+0.9	-3.7	-2.8	+9.2	+18.7	+.469	+0.4	+1.7		+2.4	+2.8
Pascal Siakam	2	5.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 2
	Larry Bird	Pascal Siakam
Season	1980-81	2017-18
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+1	+18.8	+13.9	+1.3	+5.1	+6.4	+3.5	+1.2	+0.3	-2.7	-0.9	+5.7	+12.2	+.030	+0.2	+0.7	+.050	+2.8	+2.9	+.242
Pascal Siakam	81	20.7	7.3	1.0	3.5	4.5	2.0	0.8	0.5	0.8	2.0	3.1	6.1	.508	0.4	1.6	.220	0.7	1.1	.621
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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	+26.2	+15.3	+2.0	+8.4	+10.4	+5.3	+2.2	+0.4	-2.9	-0.4	+6.1	+14.3	+.140	+0.1	+0.1	+.375	+3.2	+3.0	+.244
Pascal Siakam	10	17.9	6.6	0.9	2.7	3.6	0.8	0.1	0.6	0.7	2.7	2.5	4.1	.610	0.3	0.4	.750	1.3	2.0	.650

Season 3
	Larry Bird	Pascal Siakam
Season	1981-82	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	Most Improved Player
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+3	+6.1	+6.0	+1.0	+3.0	+4.0	+2.7	+1.0	+0.2	-1.4	-0.2	+2.7	+6.6	+.046	+0.9	+2.0	+.157	+1.3	+1.1	+.078
Pascal Siakam	80	31.9	16.9	1.6	5.3	6.9	3.1	0.9	0.7	1.9	3.0	6.5	11.8	.549	1.0	2.7	.369	3.0	3.8	.785
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+12	+3.7	+1.2	+1.1	+4.3	+5.4	+2.8	+0.9	+0.7	-1.8	-0.8	+0.2	+1.2	+.043	+1.1	+3.8	+.112	+0.3	+0.2	+.063
Pascal Siakam	24	37.1	19.0	1.7	5.5	7.1	2.8	1.0	0.7	1.4	2.8	7.5	16.0	.470	1.2	4.3	.279	2.8	3.6	.759

Season 4
	Larry Bird	Pascal Siakam
Season	1982-83	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+19	+2.5	+0.7	+1.3	+2.3	+3.7	+2.3	+0.9		-0.5	-0.3	+1.2	+0.3	+.051	+1.9	+5.1	+.073	+0.4	+0.2	+.048
Pascal Siakam	60	35.2	22.9	1.1	6.3	7.3	3.5	1.0	0.9	2.5	2.8	8.3	18.4	.453	2.2	6.1	.359	4.0	5.1	.792
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+5	+2.0	+3.5	+2.0	+2.9	+5.0	+3.0	+1.1	+0.1	-1.2	-0.5	+1.7	+2.8	+.026	+0.7	+4.1	+.061	+1.0	+0.6	+.111
Pascal Siakam	11	38.0	17.0	1.3	6.3	7.5	3.8	1.1	0.4	2.0	3.0	6.5	16.5	.396	0.9	4.8	.189	3.0	4.2	.717

Season 5
	Larry Bird	Pascal Siakam
Season	1983-84	2020-21
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+23	+2.5	+2.8	+0.6	+2.3	+2.9	+2.1	+0.7	+0.2	-0.7	-0.6	+1.8	+2.3	+.037	+1.1	+3.5	+.050	+0.3	+0.1	+.061
Pascal Siakam	56	35.8	21.4	1.7	5.5	7.2	4.5	1.1	0.7	2.3	3.1	7.8	17.2	.455	1.3	4.4	.297	4.4	5.4	.827
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Pascal Siakam	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Larry Bird	Pascal Siakam
Season	1984-85	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+12	+1.6	+5.9	+0.2	+1.9	+2.0	+1.3	+0.3	+0.6	-0.4	-0.7	+2.7	+4.2	+.028	+0.4	+1.6	+.083	+0.8	+0.1	+.133
Pascal Siakam	68	37.9	22.8	1.9	6.6	8.5	5.3	1.3	0.6	2.7	3.3	8.8	17.8	.494	1.1	3.2	.344	4.2	5.6	.749
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+14	+2.5	+3.2	+1.4	+0.7	+1.9		+0.5		-0.7	-1.3	+1.3	+3.5	+.016	+0.3	+1.5	+.045	+0.9	+0.8	+.029
Pascal Siakam	6	43.3	22.8	1.3	5.8	7.2	5.8	1.2	1.0	2.2	4.0	8.5	17.8	.477	0.7	2.8	.235	5.2	6.0	.861

Season 7
	Larry Bird	Pascal Siakam
Season	1985-86	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+11	+0.6	+1.6	+0.5	+1.5	+2.0	+1.0	+1.1	+0.1	-0.8	-1.0	+0.8	+1.1	+.016	+0.3	+1.6	+.099	+0.2	+0.7	+.122
Pascal Siakam	71	37.4	24.2	1.8	6.0	7.8	5.8	0.9	0.5	2.4	3.2	8.9	18.5	.480	1.3	4.0	.324	5.2	6.7	.774
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Pascal Siakam	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Larry Bird	Pascal Siakam
Season	1986-87	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+6	+7.4	+6.4		+2.2	+2.1	+3.3	+1.0	+0.6	-1.4	-0.1	+2.1	+4.3	+.011	+0.1	+0.1	+.054	+2.0	+1.1	+.178
Pascal Siakam	80	33.2	21.7	1.7	5.3	7.1	4.3	0.8	0.3	1.8	2.4	8.5	15.9	.536	1.1	3.1	.346	3.6	5.0	.732
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+6	+8.6	+5.4	+0.7	+3.2	+2.5	+3.4	+0.4	+0.4	-2.0	-0.4	+0.2	+2.6	+.065	+0.2	+1.0	+.043	+5.4	+4.7	+.293
Pascal Siakam	17	35.5	21.6	2.5	5.1	7.5	3.8	0.8	0.4	1.1	2.8	9.2	17.1	.541	0.8	2.8	.298	2.3	3.7	.619

Season 9
	Larry Bird	Pascal Siakam
Season	1987-88	2024-25
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Pacers Lost NBA Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	76	39.0	29.9	1.4	7.8	9.3	6.1	1.6	0.8	2.8	2.1	11.6	22.0	.527	1.3	3.1	.414	5.5	6.0	.916
difference:	+2	+6.3	+9.7	+0.3	+2.6	+2.4	+2.7	+0.7	+0.3	-1.4	-0.3	+3.7	+6.8	+.008	+0.3	+1.1	+.025	+2.6	+2.1	+.182
Pascal Siakam	78	32.7	20.2	1.7	5.2	6.9	3.4	0.9	0.5	1.4	2.4	7.9	15.2	.519	1.6	4.2	.389	2.9	3.9	.734
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	17	44.9	24.5	1.7	7.1	8.8	6.8	2.1	0.8	2.9	2.6	8.9	19.9	.450	0.7	1.9	.375	5.9	6.6	.894
difference:	+6	+11.4	+4.0	+0.4	+2.1	+2.5	+3.4	+0.9	+0.1	-1.6	-0.3	+1.3	+5.1	+.063	+0.8	+1.7	+.052	+2.1	+1.3	+.181
Pascal Siakam	23	33.5	20.5	1.3	5.0	6.3	3.4	1.2	0.7	1.3	2.9	7.6	14.8	.513	1.5	3.6	.427	3.8	5.3	.713

Additional Years
* Larry Bird played 4 seasons more than Pascal Siakam in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 1989 to 1992—Larry Bird played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Pascal Siakam, Larry Bird got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-Star Game