Larry Bird vs. Tyler Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tyler Zeller 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.

Tyler Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Tyler Zeller: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Tyler Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Tyler Zeller 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Tyler Zeller 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Tyler Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Tyler Zeller 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Tyler Zeller 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Tyler Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Tyler Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Tyler Zeller 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Tyler Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Tyler Zeller 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Tyler Zeller 4.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Tyler Zeller 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Tyler Zeller 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Tyler Zeller 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Tyler Zeller 2,873

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Tyler Zeller 1,820

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Tyler Zeller 367

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Tyler Zeller 104

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Tyler Zeller 241

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Tyler Zeller 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Tyler Zeller .508

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Tyler Zeller .286

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Tyler Zeller .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Tyler Zeller 10.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Tyler Zeller 5.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Tyler Zeller 1.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Tyler Zeller 0.5 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Tyler Zeller 0.9 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Tyler Zeller 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Tyler Zeller 2.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Tyler Zeller 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Tyler Zeller 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Tyler Zeller 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Tyler Zeller 95

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Tyler Zeller 66

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Tyler Zeller 15

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Tyler Zeller 6

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Tyler Zeller 8

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Tyler Zeller 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Tyler Zeller .527

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Tyler Zeller -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Tyler Zeller .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Tyler Zeller 8.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Tyler Zeller 5.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Tyler Zeller 0.7 (2017)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Tyler Zeller 0.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Tyler Zeller 0.7 (2016)