Don Adams vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Don Adams 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

Don Adams

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Adams: 1970-71 to 1976-77
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Adams 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Don Adams 7 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Don Adams 3 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Don Adams 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Adams 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Don Adams 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Don Adams 0 Larry Bird 9

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

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

Rookie of The Year Don Adams 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 8.7 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.6 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Don Adams 1.8 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.1 * Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.2 * Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 4,236 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Don Adams 2,732 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Don Adams 869 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Don Adams 283 * Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Don Adams 55 * Larry Bird 755

Total Games Don Adams 487 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .402 Larry Bird .496

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

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .739 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 11.4 (1971) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.1 (1971) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.1 (1971) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.5 (1974) * Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.4 (1975) * Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 7.1 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.3 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.0 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.5 * Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 * Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 156 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Don Adams 116 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Don Adams 45 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Don Adams 8 * Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Don Adams 1 * Larry Bird 145

Total Games Don Adams 22 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .382 Larry Bird .472

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

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .682 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 9.3 (1972) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.3 (1974) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.9 (1974) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.9 (1974) * Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 (1974) * Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)

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.