Larry Bird vs. Antoine Walker: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Larry Bird and Antoine Walker all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Filter: Career Stats - Celtics

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Larry Bird, with a career spanning 13 seasons from 1980 to 1992, and Antoine Walker, with 12 seasons played from 1997 to 2008, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Larry Bird vs. Antoine Walker
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Larry Bird Antoine Walker Larry Bird Antoine Walker
Points
40th
140th
13th
241st
Rebounds
59th
130th
11th
223rd
Assists
49th
212nd
9th
290th
Steals
42nd
141st
8th
169th
Blocks
168th
+300th
41st
+300th
Years1312126

Larry Bird vs. Antoine Walker
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Larry Bird Antoine Walker Larry Bird Antoine Walker
Points
23rd
158th
41st
200th
Rebounds
55th
173rd
50th
209th
Assists
51st
+300th
40th
+300th
Steals
39th
189th
25th
159th
Blocks
228th
+300th
195th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Larry Bird Antoine Walker Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
40th
140th
100 21,791 vs. 15,6476,144
Rebounds
59th
130th
71 8,974 vs. 6,8912,083
Assists
49th
212nd
163 5,695 vs. 3,1702,525
Steals
42nd
141st
99 1,556 vs. 1,085471
Blocks
168th
+300th
+132 755 vs. 469286
Offensive Rebounds
159th
126th
33 1,757 vs. 1,894137
Defensive Rebounds
28th
95th
67 7,217 vs. 4,9972,220
Field Goals Made
30th
130th
100 8,591 vs. 6,0852,506
Field Goals Attempted
39th
82nd
43 17,334 vs. 14,7102,624
3-Pointers Made
+300th
69th
+231 649 vs. 1,386737
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
49th
+251 1,727 vs. 4,2642,537
Free Throws Made
84th
+300th
+216 3,960 vs. 2,0911,869
Free Throws Attempted
119th
257th
138 4,471 vs. 3,3031,168

Games and Years:

Larry Bird Antoine Walker Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
275th
279th
4 897 vs. 8934
Seasons
300th
+300th
13 vs. 121

Triple-Doubles:

Larry Bird Antoine Walker Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
11th
47th
36 59 vs. 1544

Rankings by Points Scored:

Larry Bird Antoine Walker Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
24th
187th
163 47 vs. 443
50+ point games
30th
-
4 vs. 04
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Larry Bird Antoine Walker Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
13th
241st
228 3,897 vs. 1,0302,867
Rebounds
11th
223rd
212 1,683 vs. 4571,226
Assists
9th
290th
281 1,062 vs. 183879
Steals
8th
169th
161 296 vs. 79217
Blocks
41st
+300th
+259 145 vs. 28117
Offensive Rebounds
22nd
254th
232 360 vs. 100260
Defensive Rebounds
5th
159th
154 1,323 vs. 357966
Field Goals Made
12th
225th
213 1,458 vs. 3981,060
Field Goals Attempted
13th
195th
182 3,090 vs. 9802,110
3-Pointers Made
162nd
86th
76 80 vs. 12242
3-Pointers Attempted
140th
80th
60 249 vs. 34798
Free Throws Made
14th
+300th
+286 901 vs. 112789
Free Throws Attempted
22nd
+300th
+278 1,012 vs. 169843

Games and Years:

Larry Bird Antoine Walker Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
36th
+300th
164 vs. 64100
Playoffs
76th
+300th
12 vs. 66

Triple-Doubles:

Larry Bird Antoine Walker Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
6th
+300th
10 vs. 010

Rankings by Points Scored:

Larry Bird Antoine Walker Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
28th
-
5 vs. 05
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Larry Bird Antoine Walker Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
23rd
158th
135 24.29 vs. 17.526.77
Rebounds per game
55th
173rd
118 10.00 vs. 7.722.29
Assists per game
51st
+300th
+249 6.35 vs. 3.552.80
Steals per game
39th
189th
150 1.73 vs. 1.220.52
Blocks per game
228th
+300th
+72 0.84 vs. 0.530.32
Offensive Rebounds per game
230th
193rd
37 1.96 vs. 2.120.16
Defensive Rebounds per game
11th
104th
93 8.05 vs. 5.602.45
Field Goals Made per game
9th
146th
137 9.58 vs. 6.812.76
Field Goals Attempted per game
17th
59th
42 19.32 vs. 16.472.85
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
168th
+132 0.72 vs. 1.550.83
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
69th
+231 1.93 vs. 4.772.85
Free Throws Made per game
90th
+300th
+210 4.41 vs. 2.342.07
Free Throws Attempted per game
139th
+300th
+161 4.98 vs. 3.701.29

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Larry Bird Antoine Walker Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
41st
200th
159 23.76 vs. 16.097.67
Rebounds per game
50th
209th
159 10.26 vs. 7.143.12
Assists per game
40th
+300th
+260 6.48 vs. 2.863.62
Steals per game
25th
159th
134 1.80 vs. 1.230.57
Blocks per game
195th
+300th
+105 0.88 vs. 0.440.45
Offensive Rebounds per game
172nd
+300th
+128 2.20 vs. 1.560.63
Defensive Rebounds per game
19th
114th
95 8.07 vs. 5.582.49
Field Goals Made per game
37th
189th
152 8.89 vs. 6.222.67
Field Goals Attempted per game
47th
136th
89 18.84 vs. 15.313.53
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
69th
+231 0.49 vs. 1.911.42
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
73rd
+227 1.52 vs. 5.423.90
Free Throws Made per game
56th
+300th
+244 5.49 vs. 1.753.74
Free Throws Attempted per game
93rd
+300th
+207 6.17 vs. 2.643.53

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.