Kobe Bryant vs Larry Bird

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Kobe Bryant and Larry Bird compared on their NBA careers: Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16, Larry Bird 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1991-92. Kobe Bryant averaged 25 points a game to Larry Bird's 24.3. Kobe Bryant won 5 titles, Larry Bird won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Larry Bird leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Kobe Bryant in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kobe Bryant and Larry Bird career per game

1,346	GP	—
36.1	MIN	—
25, better	PTS	24.3
5.2	REB	10, better
4.7	AST	6.3, better
1.4	STL	—
0.5	BLK	—
44.7	FG%	—
32.9	3P%	—
83.7	FT%	—
55	TS%	—

Career totals

Kobe Bryant and Larry Bird career totals

33,643, better	PTS	21,791
7,047	REB	8,974, better
6,306, better	AST	5,695
1,944	STL	—
640	BLK	—
44.7	FG%	—
32.9	3P%	—
83.7	FT%	—
55	TS%	—

Where each stands all time

Kobe Bryant and Larry Bird all-time places

4th (33,643), better	Points	40th (21,791)
105th (7,047)	Rebounds	57th (8,974), better
34th (6,306), better	Assists	48th (5,695)
32nd (1,827), better	3-pointers made	—
17th (1,944), better	Steals	—
190th (640), better	Blocks	—

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Kobe Bryant and Larry Bird titles and awards

5, better	Championships	3
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
11, better	All-NBA First Team	9
3	All-Defensive Second Team	3
4, better	All-Star MVP	1
1	MVP	3, better
2	Finals MVP	2
2, better	All-NBA Second Team	1
1, better	All-Rookie Second Team	—
2, better	All-NBA Third Team	—
8, better	All-Defensive First Team	—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Kobe Bryant and Larry Bird season by season

1st	1996-97	7.6	1.9	1.3	1979-80	21.3, better	10.4, better	4.5, better
2nd	1997-98	15.4	3.1	2.5	1980-81	21.2, better	10.9, better	5.5, better
3rd	1998-99	19.9	5.3	3.8	1981-82	22.9, better	10.9, better	5.8, better
4th	1999-00	22.5	6.3	4.9	1982-83	23.6, better	11.0, better	5.8, better
5th	2000-01	28.5, better	5.9	5.0	1983-84	24.2	10.1, better	6.6, better
6th	2001-02	25.2	5.5	5.5	1984-85	28.7, better	10.5, better	6.6, better
7th	2002-03	30.0, better	6.9	5.9	1985-86	25.8	9.8, better	6.8, better
8th	2003-04	24.0	5.5	5.1	1986-87	28.1, better	9.2, better	7.6, better
9th	2004-05	27.6	5.9	6.0	1987-88	29.9, better	9.3, better	6.1, better
10th	2005-06	35.4, better	5.3	4.5	1988-89	19.3	6.2, better	4.8, better
11th	2006-07	31.6, better	5.7	5.4	1989-90	24.3	9.5, better	7.5, better
12th	2007-08	28.3, better	6.3	5.4	1990-91	19.4	8.5, better	7.2, better
13th	2008-09	26.8, better	5.2	4.9	1991-92	20.2	9.6, better	6.8, better
14th	2009-10	27.0	5.4	5.0	—	—	—	—
15th	2010-11	25.3	5.1	4.7	—	—	—	—
16th	2011-12	27.9	5.4	4.6	—	—	—	—
17th	2012-13	27.3	5.6	6.0	—	—	—	—
18th	2013-14	13.8	4.3	6.3	—	—	—	—
19th	2014-15	22.3	5.7	5.6	—	—	—	—
20th	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST