Larry Bird vs. Billy Kenville Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Kenville and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Billy Kenville

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Billy Kenville: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Billy Kenville 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Billy Kenville 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Billy Kenville 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Billy Kenville 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Billy Kenville 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Billy Kenville 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Billy Kenville 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Billy Kenville 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Billy Kenville 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Billy Kenville 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Billy Kenville 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Billy Kenville 3.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Billy Kenville 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Billy Kenville - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Billy Kenville - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Billy Kenville 2,434

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Billy Kenville 1,206

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Billy Kenville 715

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Billy Kenville - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Billy Kenville - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Billy Kenville 345

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Billy Kenville .363

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Billy Kenville - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Billy Kenville .758

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Billy Kenville 8.2 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Billy Kenville 4.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Billy Kenville 2.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Billy Kenville - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Billy Kenville - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Billy Kenville 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Billy Kenville 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Billy Kenville 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Billy Kenville - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Billy Kenville - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Billy Kenville 284

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Billy Kenville 116

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Billy Kenville 60

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Billy Kenville - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Billy Kenville - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Billy Kenville 41

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Billy Kenville .397

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Billy Kenville - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Billy Kenville .693

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Billy Kenville 8.9 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Billy Kenville 3.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Billy Kenville 2.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Billy Kenville - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Billy Kenville - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.