Larry Bird vs. Nenad Krstic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nenad Krstic 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.

Nenad Krstic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Nenad Krstic: 2004-05 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Nenad Krstic 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Nenad Krstic 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Nenad Krstic 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Nenad Krstic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Nenad Krstic 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Nenad Krstic 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Nenad Krstic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Nenad Krstic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Nenad Krstic 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Nenad Krstic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Nenad Krstic 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Nenad Krstic 5.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Nenad Krstic 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Nenad Krstic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Nenad Krstic 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Nenad Krstic 4,210

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Nenad Krstic 2,261

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Nenad Krstic 346

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Nenad Krstic 162

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Nenad Krstic 286

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Nenad Krstic 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Nenad Krstic .494

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Nenad Krstic .143

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Nenad Krstic .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Nenad Krstic 16.4 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Nenad Krstic 6.8 (2007)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Nenad Krstic 1.8 (2007)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Nenad Krstic 0.5 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Nenad Krstic 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Nenad Krstic 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Nenad Krstic 5.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Nenad Krstic 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Nenad Krstic 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Nenad Krstic 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Nenad Krstic 290

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Nenad Krstic 152

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Nenad Krstic 21

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Nenad Krstic 9

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Nenad Krstic 20

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Nenad Krstic 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Nenad Krstic .505

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Nenad Krstic -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Nenad Krstic .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Nenad Krstic 18.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Nenad Krstic 7.5 (2005)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Nenad Krstic 1.8 (2005)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Nenad Krstic 0.5 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Nenad Krstic 0.9 (2006)