Larry Bird vs. Jalen Suggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Suggs and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Jalen Suggs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jalen Suggs 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jalen Suggs 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jalen Suggs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jalen Suggs 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jalen Suggs 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jalen Suggs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jalen Suggs 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jalen Suggs 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jalen Suggs 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jalen Suggs 2,031

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jalen Suggs 561

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jalen Suggs 569

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jalen Suggs 232

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jalen Suggs 93

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jalen Suggs 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jalen Suggs .422

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jalen Suggs .333

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jalen Suggs .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jalen Suggs 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jalen Suggs 5.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jalen Suggs 3.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jalen Suggs 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jalen Suggs 103

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jalen Suggs 36

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jalen Suggs 23

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jalen Suggs 9

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jalen Suggs 3

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jalen Suggs 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jalen Suggs .402

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jalen Suggs .292

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jalen Suggs .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jalen Suggs 14.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jalen Suggs 5.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jalen Suggs 3.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jalen Suggs 0.4 (2024)