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Larry Bird vs Kevin Durant Comparison

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Info

Teams

Larry Bird Boston Celtics (1979-1992)
Kevin Durant Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (2007-2016), Golden State Warriors (2016-2019), Brooklyn Nets (2019-Present)

Position

Larry Bird Small Forward, Power Forward
Kevin Durant Small Forward

Height

Larry Bird 6'9"
Kevin Durant 6'9"

Weight

Larry Bird 220
Kevin Durant 240

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Larry Bird 3 (1981, 1984, 1986) StarStarStar
Kevin Durant 2 (2017-2018) StarStar

Finals Appearances

Larry Bird 5 (1981, 1984-1987) StarStarStarStarStar
Kevin Durant 4 (2012, 2017-2019) StarStarStarStar

Finals MVP

Larry Bird 2 (1984, 1986) StarStar
Kevin Durant 2 (2017-2018) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Larry Bird 12 (1980-1988, 1990-1992) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Kevin Durant 9 (2010-2014, 2016-2019) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Larry Bird Yes Inducted in 1998
Kevin Durant No Still Playing

Number Retired

Larry Bird Yes Celtics #33
Kevin Durant No Still Playing

Regular Season MVP

Larry Bird 3 (1984-1986) StarStarStar
Kevin Durant 1 (2014) Star

All-NBA First Team

Larry Bird 9 (1980–1988) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Kevin Durant 6 (2010-2014, 2018) StarStarStarStarStarStar

All-Star Games

Larry Bird 12 (1980-1988, 1990-1992) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Kevin Durant 9 (2010-2018) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Larry Bird Yes (1980)
Kevin Durant Yes (2008)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Larry Bird 1 (1990) Star
Kevin Durant 2 (2016-2017) StarStar

Defensive Player of the Year

Larry Bird 0
Kevin Durant 0

All-Defensive First Team

Larry Bird 0
Kevin Durant 0

NBA Scoring Leader

Larry Bird 0
Kevin Durant 4 (2010-2012, 2014) StarStarStarStar

NBA Rebound Leader

Larry Bird 0
Kevin Durant 0

NBA Assist Leader

Larry Bird 0
Kevin Durant 0

NBA Steals Leader

Larry Bird 0
Kevin Durant 0

NBA Blocks Leader

Larry Bird 0
Kevin Durant 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Larry Bird 852
Kevin Durant 849

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Larry Bird 38.5
Kevin Durant 36.9

Points

Larry Bird 20,883
Kevin Durant 22,940

Assists (Ast)

Larry Bird 5,389
Kevin Durant 3,486

Steals (Stl)

Larry Bird 1,514
Kevin Durant 948

Blocks (Blk)

Larry Bird 722
Kevin Durant 941

Rebounds (Reb)

Larry Bird 8,540
Kevin Durant 5,992

Field Goals Made (FG)

Larry Bird 8,238
Kevin Durant 7,814

Free Throw Made (FT)

Larry Bird 3,810
Kevin Durant 5,742

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Larry Bird 4,309
Kevin Durant 6,506

Three Pointers (3PT)

Larry Bird 597
Kevin Durant 1,570

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Larry Bird 1,599
Kevin Durant 4,122

Points Per Game (PPG)

Larry Bird 24.5
Kevin Durant 27.0

Assists Per Game (APG)

Larry Bird 6.3
Kevin Durant 4.1

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Larry Bird 10.0
Kevin Durant 7.1

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Larry Bird 0.8
Kevin Durant 1.1

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Larry Bird 1.8
Kevin Durant 1.1

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Larry Bird .497%
Kevin Durant .493%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Larry Bird .884%
Kevin Durant .883%

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Larry Bird .373%
Kevin Durant .381%

Turnovers

Larry Bird 2,691
Kevin Durant 2,653

True Shooting Percentage

Larry Bird .565%
Kevin Durant .613%

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Larry Bird 164
Kevin Durant 139

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Larry Bird 42.0
Kevin Durant 40.3

Points

Larry Bird 3,897
Kevin Durant 4,043

Assists (Ast)

Larry Bird 1,062
Kevin Durant 557

Steals (Stl)

Larry Bird 296
Kevin Durant 139

Blocks (Blk)

Larry Bird 145
Kevin Durant 163

Rebounds (Reb)

Larry Bird 1,683
Kevin Durant 1,071

Field Goals Made (FG)

Larry Bird 1,458
Kevin Durant 1,363

Free Throw Made (FT)

Larry Bird 901
Kevin Durant 1,013

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Larry Bird 1,012
Kevin Durant 1,172

Three Pointers (3PT)

Larry Bird 80
Kevin Durant 304

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Larry Bird 249
Kevin Durant 863

Points Per Game (PPG)

Larry Bird 23.8
Kevin Durant 29.1

Assists Per Game (APG)

Larry Bird 6.5
Kevin Durant 4.0

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Larry Bird 10.3
Kevin Durant 7.7

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Larry Bird 0.9
Kevin Durant 1.2

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Larry Bird 1.8
Kevin Durant 1.0

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Larry Bird .472%
Kevin Durant .475%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Larry Bird .890%
Kevin Durant .864%

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Larry Bird .321%
Kevin Durant .352%

Turnovers

Larry Bird 506
Kevin Durant 438

True Shooting Percentage

Larry Bird .551%
Kevin Durant .597%

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Larry Bird 82 (1985-86)
Kevin Durant 82 (2009-10)

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Larry Bird 40.6 (1986-87)
Kevin Durant 39.5 (2009-10)

Points

Larry Bird 2295 (1984-85)
Kevin Durant 2593 (2013-14)

Assists (Ast)

Larry Bird 566 (1986-87)
Kevin Durant 457 (2018-19)

Steals (Stl)

Larry Bird 166 (1985-86)
Kevin Durant 116 (2012-13)

Blocks (Blk)

Larry Bird 98 (1984-85)
Kevin Durant 119 (2017-18)

Rebounds (Reb)

Larry Bird 895 (1980-81)
Kevin Durant 640 (2012-13)

Field Goals Made (FG)

Larry Bird 918 (1984-85)
Kevin Durant 849 (2013-14)

Free Throw Made (FT)

Larry Bird 441 (1985-86)
Kevin Durant 756 (2009-10)

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Larry Bird 492 (1985-86)
Kevin Durant 840 (2009-10)

Three Pointers (3PT)

Larry Bird 98 (1987-88)
Kevin Durant 192 (2013-14)

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Larry Bird 237 (1987-88)
Kevin Durant 491 (2013-14)

Points Per Game (PPG)

Larry Bird 29.9 (1987-88)
Kevin Durant 32.0 (2013-14)

Assists Per Game (APG)

Larry Bird 7.6 (1986-87)
Kevin Durant 5.9 (2018-19)

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Larry Bird 11.0 (1982-83)
Kevin Durant 8.3 (2016-17)

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Larry Bird 1.2 (1984-85)
Kevin Durant 1.8 (2017-18)

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Larry Bird 2.0 (1985-86)
Kevin Durant 1.4 (2012-13)

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Larry Bird .527% (1987-88)
Kevin Durant .537% (2016-17)

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Larry Bird .947% (1988-89)
Kevin Durant .905% (2012-13)

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Larry Bird .427% (1984-85)
Kevin Durant .422% (2008-09)

Turnovers

Larry Bird 11 (1988-89)
Kevin Durant 74 (2014-15)

True Shooting Percentage

Larry Bird .612% (1986-87)
Kevin Durant .651% (2016-17)

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Teams

Larry Bird Boston Celtics (1979-1992)
Kevin Durant Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (2007-2016), Golden State Warriors (2016-2019), Brooklyn Nets (2019-Present)

Position

Larry Bird Small Forward, Power Forward
Kevin Durant Small Forward

Height

Larry Bird 6'9"
Kevin Durant 6'9"

Weight

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Larry Bird 3 (1981, 1984, 1986)
Kevin Durant 2 (2017-2018)

Finals Appearances

Larry Bird 5 (1981, 1984-1987)
Kevin Durant 4 (2012, 2017-2019)

Finals MVP

Larry Bird 2 (1984, 1986)
Kevin Durant 2 (2017-2018)

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Larry Bird 12 (1980-1988, 1990-1992)
Kevin Durant 9 (2010-2014, 2016-2019)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Larry Bird Yes Inducted in 1998
Kevin Durant No Still Playing

Number Retired

Larry Bird Yes Celtics #33
Kevin Durant No Still Playing

Regular Season MVP

Larry Bird 3 (1984-1986)
Kevin Durant 1 (2014)

All-NBA First Team

Larry Bird 9 (1980–1988)
Kevin Durant 6 (2010-2014, 2018)

All-Star Games

Larry Bird 12 (1980-1988, 1990-1992)
Kevin Durant 9 (2010-2018)

Rookie of the Year

Larry Bird Yes (1980)
Kevin Durant Yes (2008)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Larry Bird 1 (1990)
Kevin Durant 2 (2016-2017)

Defensive Player of the Year

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

All-Defensive First Team

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

NBA Scoring Leader

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

NBA Rebound Leader

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

NBA Assist Leader

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

NBA Steals Leader

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

NBA Blocks Leader

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Points

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Assists (Ast)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Steals (Stl)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Blocks (Blk)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Rebounds (Reb)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Field Goals Made (FG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Free Throw Made (FT)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Three Pointers (3PT)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Points Per Game (PPG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Assists Per Game (APG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Turnovers

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

True Shooting Percentage

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Points

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Assists (Ast)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Steals (Stl)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Blocks (Blk)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Rebounds (Reb)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Field Goals Made (FG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Free Throw Made (FT)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Three Pointers (3PT)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Points Per Game (PPG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Assists Per Game (APG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

Turnovers

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

True Shooting Percentage

Larry Bird Kevin Durant

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