Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 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

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: 1990-91 to 2000-01
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 9 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 14.6 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1.9 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 3.5 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.8 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.1 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 8,553 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1,087 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2,079 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 487 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 46 Larry Bird 755

Total Games Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 586 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .442 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .354 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .905 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 19.2 (1996) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2.8 (1993) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 6.8 (1996) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1.1 (1996) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.1 (1994) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 13.0 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1.5 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2.3 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.5 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.1 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 195 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 23 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 35 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 7 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1 Larry Bird 145

Total Games Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 15 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .369 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .286 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .956 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 13.3 (1995) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1.7 (1995) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2.5 (1994) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.7 (1995) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.1 (1994) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)