Larry Bird vs. Kirk Penney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kirk Penney 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.

Kirk Penney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Kirk Penney: 2003-04 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Kirk Penney 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Kirk Penney 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Kirk Penney 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Kirk Penney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Kirk Penney 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Kirk Penney 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Kirk Penney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Kirk Penney 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Kirk Penney 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Kirk Penney 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Kirk Penney 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Kirk Penney 0.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Kirk Penney 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Kirk Penney 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Kirk Penney 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Kirk Penney 5

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Kirk Penney 2

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Kirk Penney 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Kirk Penney 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Kirk Penney 0

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Kirk Penney 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Kirk Penney .222

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Kirk Penney .250

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Kirk Penney -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Kirk Penney 1.5 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Kirk Penney 0.0 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Kirk Penney -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Kirk Penney -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Kirk Penney -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Kirk Penney -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Kirk Penney -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Kirk Penney -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Kirk Penney -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Kirk Penney -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Kirk Penney -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Kirk Penney -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Kirk Penney 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Kirk Penney -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Kirk Penney -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Kirk Penney -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Kirk Penney -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Kirk Penney -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Kirk Penney -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Kirk Penney -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Kirk Penney -