Larry Bird vs. D.J. Mbenga Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D.J. Mbenga 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.

D.J. Mbenga

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
D.J. Mbenga: 2004-05 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 D.J. Mbenga 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 D.J. Mbenga 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 D.J. Mbenga 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 D.J. Mbenga 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 D.J. Mbenga 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 D.J. Mbenga 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 D.J. Mbenga 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 D.J. Mbenga 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 D.J. Mbenga 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 D.J. Mbenga 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 D.J. Mbenga 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 D.J. Mbenga 1.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 D.J. Mbenga 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 D.J. Mbenga 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 D.J. Mbenga 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 D.J. Mbenga 414

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 D.J. Mbenga 351

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 D.J. Mbenga 41

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 D.J. Mbenga 37

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 D.J. Mbenga 141

Total Games Larry Bird 897 D.J. Mbenga 234

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 D.J. Mbenga .470

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 D.J. Mbenga .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 D.J. Mbenga .607

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) D.J. Mbenga 2.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) D.J. Mbenga 2.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2009)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) D.J. Mbenga 1.0 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 D.J. Mbenga 0.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 D.J. Mbenga 1.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 D.J. Mbenga 0.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 D.J. Mbenga 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 D.J. Mbenga 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 D.J. Mbenga 26

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 D.J. Mbenga 30

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 D.J. Mbenga 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 D.J. Mbenga 4

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 D.J. Mbenga 7

Total Games Larry Bird 164 D.J. Mbenga 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 D.J. Mbenga .440

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 D.J. Mbenga -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 D.J. Mbenga .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) D.J. Mbenga 1.7 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) D.J. Mbenga 1.7 (2010)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) D.J. Mbenga 0.3 (2010)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) D.J. Mbenga 0.6 (2011)