Larry Bird vs. Jim McDaniels Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim McDaniels 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.

Jim McDaniels

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim McDaniels: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jim McDaniels 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jim McDaniels 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jim McDaniels 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jim McDaniels 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jim McDaniels 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jim McDaniels 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jim McDaniels 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jim McDaniels 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jim McDaniels 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jim McDaniels 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jim McDaniels 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jim McDaniels 4.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jim McDaniels 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jim McDaniels 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jim McDaniels 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jim McDaniels 967

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jim McDaniels 810

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jim McDaniels 170

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jim McDaniels 15 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jim McDaniels 62 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jim McDaniels 184

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jim McDaniels .402

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jim McDaniels - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jim McDaniels .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jim McDaniels 9.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jim McDaniels 6.8 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jim McDaniels 1.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jim McDaniels 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jim McDaniels 0.9 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jim McDaniels -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jim McDaniels -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jim McDaniels -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jim McDaniels - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jim McDaniels - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jim McDaniels -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jim McDaniels -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jim McDaniels -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jim McDaniels - *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jim McDaniels - *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jim McDaniels 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jim McDaniels -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jim McDaniels - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jim McDaniels -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jim McDaniels -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jim McDaniels -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jim McDaniels -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jim McDaniels - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jim McDaniels - *

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, this player has no data for the stat.