Larry Bird vs. Jim Les Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Les 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 Les

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim Les: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jim Les 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jim Les 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jim Les 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jim Les 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jim Les 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jim Les 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jim Les 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jim Les 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jim Les 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jim Les 1.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jim Les 2.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jim Les 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jim Les 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jim Les 1,210

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jim Les 396

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jim Les 930

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jim Les 169

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jim Les 20

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jim Les 321

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jim Les .397

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jim Les .396

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jim Les .818

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jim Les 7.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jim Les 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jim Les 5.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jim Les 1.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jim Les 0.1 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jim Les 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jim Les 0.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jim Les 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jim Les 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jim Les 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jim Les 0

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jim Les 0

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jim Les 1

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jim Les 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jim Les 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jim Les 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jim Les -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jim Les -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jim Les -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jim Les 0.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jim Les 0.0 (1989)