Larry Bird vs. Phil Chenier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil Chenier 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.

Phil Chenier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Phil Chenier: 1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Phil Chenier 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Phil Chenier 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Phil Chenier 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Phil Chenier 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Phil Chenier 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Phil Chenier 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Phil Chenier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Phil Chenier 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Phil Chenier 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Phil Chenier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Phil Chenier 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Phil Chenier 3.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Phil Chenier 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Phil Chenier 1.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Phil Chenier 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Phil Chenier 9,931

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Phil Chenier 2,063

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Phil Chenier 1,742

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Phil Chenier 682 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Phil Chenier 238 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Phil Chenier 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Phil Chenier .444

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Phil Chenier .400 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Phil Chenier .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Phil Chenier 21.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Phil Chenier 5.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Phil Chenier 4.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Phil Chenier 2.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Phil Chenier 0.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Phil Chenier 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Phil Chenier 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Phil Chenier 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Phil Chenier 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Phil Chenier 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Phil Chenier 1,088

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Phil Chenier 230

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Phil Chenier 131

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Phil Chenier 59 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Phil Chenier 26 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Phil Chenier 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Phil Chenier .450

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Phil Chenier - *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Phil Chenier .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Phil Chenier 25.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Phil Chenier 6.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Phil Chenier 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Phil Chenier 1.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Phil Chenier 1.1 (1974) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.