Larry Bird vs. Rudy Fernandez Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Fernandez 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.

Rudy Fernandez

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Rudy Fernandez: 2008-09 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Rudy Fernandez 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Rudy Fernandez 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Rudy Fernandez 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Rudy Fernandez 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Rudy Fernandez 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Rudy Fernandez 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Rudy Fernandez 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Rudy Fernandez 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Rudy Fernandez 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Rudy Fernandez 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Rudy Fernandez 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Rudy Fernandez 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Rudy Fernandez 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Rudy Fernandez 1.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Rudy Fernandez 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Rudy Fernandez 2,254

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Rudy Fernandez 608

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Rudy Fernandez 554

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Rudy Fernandez 249

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Rudy Fernandez 40

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Rudy Fernandez 249

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Rudy Fernandez .399

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Rudy Fernandez .360

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Rudy Fernandez .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Rudy Fernandez 10.4 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Rudy Fernandez 2.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Rudy Fernandez 2.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Rudy Fernandez 1.1 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Rudy Fernandez 0.2 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Rudy Fernandez 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Rudy Fernandez 2.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Rudy Fernandez 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Rudy Fernandez 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Rudy Fernandez 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Rudy Fernandez 103

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Rudy Fernandez 39

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Rudy Fernandez 19

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Rudy Fernandez 11

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Rudy Fernandez 4

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Rudy Fernandez 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Rudy Fernandez .388

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Rudy Fernandez .423

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Rudy Fernandez .792

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Rudy Fernandez 7.5 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Rudy Fernandez 2.8 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Rudy Fernandez 1.3 (2010)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Rudy Fernandez 1.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Rudy Fernandez 0.5 (2009)