Is Aleksandar Radojevic Better Than Larry Bird? NBA Stats Decide

This is as close as it gets. Aleksandar Radojevic and Larry Bird split the statistical categories evenly — 4 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested C comparisons in NBA history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Larry Bird's Rebounds Per Game of 10.0 compared to Aleksandar Radojevic's 2.4 represents a 316.7% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Aleksandar Radojevic falls 69.6% below the career average of 7.9 in this category while Larry Bird exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Larry Bird's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Points Per Game, where Aleksandar Radojevic posts 26 against Larry Bird's 24.3 — a gap of just 7%. Larry Bird can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Points Per Game is the statistical ammunition for the Larry Bird side.

Centers have evolved dramatically across NBA eras — from dominant low-post scorers to modern stretch bigs. Career statistics must be evaluated with positional evolution and era context in mind.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Larry Bird claims the tiebreaker through Rebounds Per Game advantage — a 316.7% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.