Larry Bird vs. Larry Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Jones 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.

Larry Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Jones: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Jones 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Jones 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Jones 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Jones 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Jones 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Jones 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Jones 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Jones 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Jones 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Jones 2.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Jones 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Jones 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Jones 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Jones 854

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Jones 241

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Jones 270

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Larry Jones 85 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Jones 18 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Jones 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Jones .400

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Jones .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Jones 10.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Jones 2.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Jones 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Larry Jones 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Larry Jones 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Jones 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Jones 0.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Jones 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Jones - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Jones - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Jones 17

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Jones 4

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Jones 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Jones 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Jones 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Jones 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Jones .417

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Jones .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Jones 3.4 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Jones 0.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Jones 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Larry Jones - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Jones - *

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.