Thanasis Antetokounmpo vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Thanasis Antetokounmpo 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

Thanasis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
T. Antetokounmpo: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T. Antetokounmpo 1 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons T. Antetokounmpo 6 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played T. Antetokounmpo 4 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games T. Antetokounmpo 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP T. Antetokounmpo 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP T. Antetokounmpo 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team T. Antetokounmpo 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) T. Antetokounmpo 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) T. Antetokounmpo 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year T. Antetokounmpo 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 2.4 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 1.6 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.6 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.3 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.2 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points T. Antetokounmpo 481 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds T. Antetokounmpo 307 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists T. Antetokounmpo 115 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals T. Antetokounmpo 55 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks T. Antetokounmpo 31 Larry Bird 755

Total Games T. Antetokounmpo 198 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .509 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .143 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .529 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 3.6 (2022) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2021) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.8 (2021) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.4 (2021) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.3 (2022) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.6 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.6 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.2 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.3 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.1 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points T. Antetokounmpo 14 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds T. Antetokounmpo 14 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists T. Antetokounmpo 4 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals T. Antetokounmpo 6 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks T. Antetokounmpo 3 Larry Bird 145

Total Games T. Antetokounmpo 24 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .400 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage T. Antetokounmpo - Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .667 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.7 (2021) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.8 (2021) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.2 (2021) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.4 (2021) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 1.0 (2024) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)