Larry Bird vs. Pops Mensah-Bonsu Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Pops Mensah-Bonsu: 2006-07 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 181

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 180

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .410

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.1 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.3 (2011)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.5 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -