Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Larry Bird 755

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Larry Bird 145

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)