Mahdi Abdul-Rahman vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 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

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 10 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 1 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Larry Bird 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 12.6 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3.0 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.9 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.5 * Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.1 * Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 9,087 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 2,146 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3,555 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 26 * Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 6 * Larry Bird 755

Total Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 724 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .441 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - n/a ** Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .757 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 24.0 (1968) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.2 (1968) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 6.8 (1970) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.5 (1974) * Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.1 (1974) * Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 11.8 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 2.9 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.2 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 685 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 169 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 242 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Larry Bird 145

Total Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 58 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .413 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - n/a ** Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .738 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 21.4 (1970) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 5.0 (1971) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7.7 (1970) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.