Kelenna Azubuike vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Kelenna Azubuike 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

Kelenna Azubuike

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelenna Azubuike: 2006-07 to 2011-12
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelenna Azubuike 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Kelenna Azubuike 5 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Kelenna Azubuike 2 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Kelenna Azubuike 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelenna Azubuike 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Kelenna Azubuike 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Kelenna Azubuike 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelenna Azubuike 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelenna Azubuike 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Kelenna Azubuike 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 10.5 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 4.0 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.1 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.6 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.5 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelenna Azubuike 2,178 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Kelenna Azubuike 829 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Kelenna Azubuike 230 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Kelenna Azubuike 130 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Kelenna Azubuike 103 Larry Bird 755

Total Games Kelenna Azubuike 208 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .459 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .409 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .770 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 14.4 (2009) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 5.0 (2009) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.6 (2009) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.8 (2009) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2010) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.7 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.3 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelenna Azubuike 7 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Kelenna Azubuike 5 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Kelenna Azubuike 0 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Kelenna Azubuike 2 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Kelenna Azubuike 0 Larry Bird 145

Total Games Kelenna Azubuike 7 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .333 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .500 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Kelenna Azubuike 1.000 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 3.0 (2012) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2012) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 (2012) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2012) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 (2012) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)