Larry Bird vs. Tom King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom King 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.

Tom King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Tom King: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Tom King 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Tom King 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Tom King 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Tom King 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Tom King 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Tom King 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Tom King 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Tom King 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 Tom King 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Tom King - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Tom King 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Tom King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Tom King - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Tom King 295

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Tom King - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Tom King 32

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Tom King - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Tom King - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Tom King 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Tom King .237

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Tom King .631

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Tom King 5.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Tom King - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Tom King 0.6 (1947)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Tom King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Tom King - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Tom King -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Tom King - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Tom King -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Tom King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Tom King - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Tom King -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Tom King - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Tom King -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Tom King - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Tom King - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Tom King 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Tom King -

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Tom King -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Tom King -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Tom King - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Tom King -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Tom King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Tom King - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.