John Amaechi vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and John Amaechi that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

John Amaechi

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Amaechi: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Amaechi 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons John Amaechi 5 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played John Amaechi 3 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games John Amaechi 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Amaechi 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP John Amaechi 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team John Amaechi 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Amaechi 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Amaechi 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year John Amaechi 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Amaechi 6.2 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 2.6 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.3 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.3 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Amaechi 1,837 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds John Amaechi 772 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists John Amaechi 228 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals John Amaechi 90 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks John Amaechi 94 Larry Bird 755

Total Games John Amaechi 294 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Amaechi .403 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage John Amaechi .077 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage John Amaechi .671 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Amaechi 10.5 (2000) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 3.3 (2000) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 1.2 (2000) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.4 (2000) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.5 (2000) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Amaechi 1.9 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 0.6 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 0.4 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.4 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.3 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Amaechi 13 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds John Amaechi 4 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists John Amaechi 3 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals John Amaechi 3 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks John Amaechi 2 Larry Bird 145

Total Games John Amaechi 7 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Amaechi .308 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage John Amaechi - Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage John Amaechi .625 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Amaechi 2.3 (2001) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 (2001) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 (2001) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 (2001) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.5 (2001) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)