Paolo Banchero vs. Larry Bird: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Paolo Banchero, with a career spanning 3 seasons from 2023 to 2025, and Larry Bird, with 13 seasons played from 1980 to 1992, 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.

Paolo Banchero vs. Larry Bird
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Paolo Banchero Larry Bird
Points
+300th
40th
+300th
13th
Rebounds
+300th
58th
+300th
11th
Assists
+300th
49th
+300th
9th
Steals
+300th
41st
+300th
8th
Blocks
+300th
167th
+300th
41st
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Paolo Banchero vs. Larry Bird
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Paolo Banchero Larry Bird
Points
--
23rd
8th
41st
Rebounds
--
55th
118th
50th
Assists
--
52nd
184th
40th
Steals
--
39th
+300th
25th
Blocks
--
226th
+300th
195th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

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

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
40th
+260 4,432 vs. 21,79117,359
Rebounds
+300th
58th
+242 1,396 vs. 8,9747,578
Assists
+300th
49th
+251 919 vs. 5,6954,776
Steals
+300th
41st
+259 167 vs. 1,5561,389
Blocks
+300th
167th
+133 114 vs. 755641
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
158th
+142 217 vs. 1,7571,540
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
27th
+273 1,179 vs. 7,2176,038
Field Goals Made
+300th
30th
+270 1,531 vs. 8,5917,060
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
39th
+261 3,440 vs. 17,33413,894
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
291 vs. 649358
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
908 vs. 1,727819
Free Throws Made
+300th
84th
+216 1,079 vs. 3,9602,881
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
118th
+182 1,478 vs. 4,4712,993

Games and Years:

Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
274th
+26 198 vs. 897699
Seasons
+300th
292nd
+8 3 vs. 1310

Triple-Doubles:

Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
202nd
11th
191 2 vs. 5957

Rankings by Points Scored:

Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
138th
23rd
115 6 vs. 4741
50+ point games
76th
29th
47 1 vs. 43
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
13th
+287 336 vs. 3,8973,561
Rebounds
+300th
11th
+289 102 vs. 1,6831,581
Assists
+300th
9th
+291 49 vs. 1,0621,013
Steals
+300th
8th
+292 11 vs. 296285
Blocks
+300th
41st
+259 8 vs. 145137
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
22nd
+278 26 vs. 360334
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
5th
+295 76 vs. 1,3231,247
Field Goals Made
+300th
12th
+288 122 vs. 1,4581,336
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
13th
+287 273 vs. 3,0902,817
3-Pointers Made
+300th
162nd
+138 28 vs. 8052
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
140th
+160 67 vs. 249182
Free Throws Made
+300th
14th
+286 64 vs. 901837
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
22nd
+278 90 vs. 1,012922

Games and Years:

Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
36th
+264 12 vs. 164152
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 2 vs. 1210

Triple-Doubles:

Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
6th
0 vs. 1010

Rankings by Points Scored:

Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
28th
0 vs. 55
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
23rd
22.38 vs. 24.291.91
Rebounds per game
--
55th
7.05 vs. 10.002.95
Assists per game
--
52nd
4.64 vs. 6.351.71
Steals per game
--
39th
0.84 vs. 1.730.89
Blocks per game
--
226th
0.58 vs. 0.840.27
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
228th
1.10 vs. 1.960.86
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
12th
5.95 vs. 8.052.09
Field Goals Made per game
--
9th
7.73 vs. 9.581.85
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
17th
17.37 vs. 19.321.95
3-Pointers Made per game
187th
+300th
+113 1.47 vs. 0.720.75
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
4.59 vs. 1.932.66
Free Throws Made per game
--
89th
5.45 vs. 4.411.03
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
139th
7.46 vs. 4.982.48

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Paolo Banchero Larry Bird Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
8th
41st
33 28.00 vs. 23.764.24
Rebounds per game
118th
50th
68 8.50 vs. 10.261.76
Assists per game
184th
40th
144 4.08 vs. 6.482.39
Steals per game
+300th
25th
+275 0.92 vs. 1.800.89
Blocks per game
+300th
195th
+105 0.67 vs. 0.880.22
Offensive Rebounds per game
179th
172nd
7 2.17 vs. 2.200.03
Defensive Rebounds per game
75th
19th
56 6.33 vs. 8.071.73
Field Goals Made per game
10th
37th
27 10.17 vs. 8.891.28
Field Goals Attempted per game
8th
47th
39 22.75 vs. 18.843.91
3-Pointers Made per game
25th
+300th
+275 2.33 vs. 0.491.85
3-Pointers Attempted per game
63rd
+300th
+237 5.58 vs. 1.524.07
Free Throws Made per game
64th
56th
8 5.33 vs. 5.490.16
Free Throws Attempted per game
36th
93rd
57 7.50 vs. 6.171.33

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.