Zelmo Beaty vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 * Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Zelmo Beaty 0 Larry Bird 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Larry Bird 755

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Larry Bird 145

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.