Shandon Anderson vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Shandon Anderson 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

Shandon Anderson

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shandon Anderson: 1996-97 to 2005-06
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shandon Anderson 1 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Shandon Anderson 10 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Shandon Anderson 6 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Shandon Anderson 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shandon Anderson 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Shandon Anderson 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Shandon Anderson 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shandon Anderson 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shandon Anderson 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Shandon Anderson 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 7.4 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 3.1 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.4 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.8 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.3 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shandon Anderson 5,327 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Shandon Anderson 2,252 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Shandon Anderson 1,007 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Shandon Anderson 556 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Shandon Anderson 180 Larry Bird 755

Total Games Shandon Anderson 719 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shandon Anderson .457 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Shandon Anderson .316 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Shandon Anderson .739 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 12.3 (2000) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 4.7 (2000) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.9 (2000) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.2 (2000) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.5 (2001) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 4.9 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.6 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.9 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.4 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.1 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shandon Anderson 359 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Shandon Anderson 192 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Shandon Anderson 68 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Shandon Anderson 31 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Shandon Anderson 7 Larry Bird 145

Total Games Shandon Anderson 74 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shandon Anderson .446 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Shandon Anderson .354 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Shandon Anderson .697 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 9.5 (1999) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 3.7 (1999) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.8 (2004) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.0 (2004) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.3 (1999) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)