Larry Bird vs. Kyrie Irving: Celtics Rankings Comparison

Explore Kyrie Irving and Larry Bird career statistics with the Boston Celtics and discover their all-time rankings in franchise history for both the regular season and the playoffs. See their standing side-by-side in key categories for both total numbers and per game averages, encompassing all games played with the team. Who ranks higher in franchise lore?

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While the rankings of their overall NBA careers provide a broader context, here we zoom in on how Larry Bird and Kyrie Irving truly stack up based solely on their time with the Boston Celtics. This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide a unique look at where they stand among the franchise's all-time greats.

Considering Larry Bird's 13 seasons (1980 to 1992) and Kyrie Irving's 2 seasons (2018 to 2019) played specifically for the team, delve into a precise breakdown of their standing across every key statistical category—from scoring, rebounding, and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and specific points thresholds—encompassing both regular season and their complete playoff runs with the franchise. Our detailed tables provide side-by-side rankings and comparative values, offering the definitive data needed to assess their historical impact on the franchise.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in Celtics 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 franchise stats and their historical rankings within the team's record books.

Larry Bird vs. Kyrie Irving:
Celtics Total Stats Rankings Summary

Celtics Totals
Season Playoffs
Larry Bird Kyrie Irving Larry Bird Kyrie Irving
Points
3rd
50th
1st
67th
Rebounds
4th
117th
2nd
119th
Assists
3rd
50th
1st
53rd
Steals
2nd
56th
1st
61st
Blocks
3rd
86th
3rd
81st
Years132121

Larry Bird vs. Kyrie Irving:
Celtics Per Game Stats Rankings Summary

Celtics Per Game
Season Playoffs
Larry Bird Kyrie Irving Larry Bird Kyrie Irving
Points
2nd
3rd
2nd
6th
Rebounds
4th
81st
5th
61st
Assists
7th
9th
7th
3rd
Steals
2nd
13th
2nd
5th
Blocks
27th
66th
17th
46th

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

Celtics Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Celtics

Stats Rankings:

Larry Bird Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
3rd
50th
47 21,791 vs. 3,06218,729
Rebounds
4th
117th
113 8,974 vs. 5628,412
Assists
3rd
50th
47 5,695 vs. 7704,925
Steals
2nd
56th
54 1,556 vs. 1681,388
Blocks
3rd
86th
83 755 vs. 51704
Offensive Rebounds
3rd
110th
107 1,757 vs. 1041,653
Defensive Rebounds
2nd
79th
77 7,217 vs. 4586,759
Field Goals Made
2nd
54th
52 8,591 vs. 1,1387,453
Field Goals Attempted
3rd
59th
56 17,334 vs. 2,32815,006
3-Pointers Made
9th
17th
8 649 vs. 340309
3-Pointers Attempted
8th
20th
12 1,727 vs. 841886
Free Throws Made
4th
63rd
59 3,960 vs. 4463,514
Free Throws Attempted
7th
79th
72 4,471 vs. 5063,965
Celtics

Games and Years:

Larry Bird Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
8th
142nd
134 897 vs. 127770
Seasons
4th
127th
123 13 vs. 211
Celtics

Rankings by Points Scored:

Larry Bird Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
1st
9th
8 47 vs. 443
50+ point games
2nd
-
4 vs. 04
60+ point games
1st
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Celtics Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Celtics

Stats Rankings:

Larry Bird Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
1st
67th
66 3,897 vs. 1923,705
Rebounds
2nd
119th
117 1,683 vs. 391,644
Assists
1st
53rd
52 1,062 vs. 63999
Steals
1st
61st
60 296 vs. 13283
Blocks
3rd
81st
78 145 vs. 4141
Offensive Rebounds
3rd
117th
114 360 vs. 5355
Defensive Rebounds
1st
83rd
82 1,323 vs. 341,289
Field Goals Made
1st
71st
70 1,458 vs. 691,389
Field Goals Attempted
2nd
67th
65 3,090 vs. 1792,911
3-Pointers Made
9th
31st
22 80 vs. 1862
3-Pointers Attempted
8th
28th
20 249 vs. 58191
Free Throws Made
1st
66th
65 901 vs. 36865
Free Throws Attempted
3rd
79th
76 1,012 vs. 40972
Celtics

Games and Years:

Larry Bird Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
5th
+150th
164 vs. 9155
Playoffs
6th
150th
144 12 vs. 111
Celtics

Rankings by Points Scored:

Larry Bird Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
1st
-
5 vs. 05
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Celtics Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Celtics

Stats Rankings:

Larry Bird Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
2nd
3rd
1 24.29 vs. 24.110.18
Rebounds per game
4th
81st
77 10.00 vs. 4.435.58
Assists per game
7th
9th
2 6.35 vs. 6.060.29
Steals per game
2nd
13th
11 1.73 vs. 1.320.41
Blocks per game
27th
66th
39 0.84 vs. 0.400.44
Offensive Rebounds per game
23rd
97th
74 1.96 vs. 0.821.14
Defensive Rebounds per game
2nd
37th
35 8.05 vs. 3.614.44
Field Goals Made per game
1st
2nd
1 9.58 vs. 8.960.62
Field Goals Attempted per game
2nd
5th
3 19.32 vs. 18.330.99
3-Pointers Made per game
57th
2nd
55 0.72 vs. 2.681.95
3-Pointers Attempted per game
61st
4th
57 1.93 vs. 6.624.70
Free Throws Made per game
9th
18th
9 4.41 vs. 3.510.90
Free Throws Attempted per game
15th
32nd
17 4.98 vs. 3.981.00

Celtics Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Celtics

Stats Rankings:

Larry Bird Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
2nd
6th
4 23.76 vs. 21.332.43
Rebounds per game
5th
61st
56 10.26 vs. 4.335.93
Assists per game
7th
3rd
4 6.48 vs. 7.000.52
Steals per game
2nd
5th
3 1.80 vs. 1.440.36
Blocks per game
17th
46th
29 0.88 vs. 0.440.44
Offensive Rebounds per game
14th
99th
85 2.20 vs. 0.561.64
Defensive Rebounds per game
3rd
26th
23 8.07 vs. 3.784.29
Field Goals Made per game
2nd
8th
6 8.89 vs. 7.671.22
Field Goals Attempted per game
5th
2nd
3 18.84 vs. 19.891.05
3-Pointers Made per game
54th
9th
45 0.49 vs. 2.001.51
3-Pointers Attempted per game
52nd
4th
48 1.52 vs. 6.444.93
Free Throws Made per game
6th
18th
12 5.49 vs. 4.001.49
Free Throws Attempted per game
11th
29th
18 6.17 vs. 4.441.73

Note: the per game rankings on this page are among players with a minimum of 40 games played with the Celtics franchise for season stats, and 3 games for Playoff stats.