Larry Bird vs. John Mahnken Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Mahnken 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.

John Mahnken

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
John Mahnken: 1946-47 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 John Mahnken 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 John Mahnken 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 John Mahnken 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 John Mahnken 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 John Mahnken 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 John Mahnken 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 John Mahnken 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 John Mahnken 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 John Mahnken 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 John Mahnken 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 John Mahnken 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 John Mahnken 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 John Mahnken 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 John Mahnken - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 John Mahnken - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 John Mahnken 2,388

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 John Mahnken 533 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 John Mahnken 539

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 John Mahnken - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 John Mahnken - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 John Mahnken 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 John Mahnken .272

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 John Mahnken - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 John Mahnken .650

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) John Mahnken 9.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) John Mahnken 3.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) John Mahnken 2.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) John Mahnken - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) John Mahnken - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 John Mahnken 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 John Mahnken 3.3 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 John Mahnken 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 John Mahnken - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 John Mahnken - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 John Mahnken 78

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 John Mahnken 40 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 John Mahnken 19

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 John Mahnken - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 John Mahnken - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 John Mahnken 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 John Mahnken .211

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 John Mahnken - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 John Mahnken .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) John Mahnken 10.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) John Mahnken 3.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) John Mahnken 3.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) John Mahnken - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) John Mahnken - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.