Larry Bird vs. Anthony Mason Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anthony Mason 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.

Anthony Mason

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Anthony Mason: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Anthony Mason 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Anthony Mason 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Anthony Mason 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Anthony Mason 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Anthony Mason 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Anthony Mason 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Anthony Mason 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Anthony Mason 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Anthony Mason 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Anthony Mason 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Anthony Mason 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Anthony Mason 8.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Anthony Mason 3.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Anthony Mason 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Anthony Mason 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Anthony Mason 9,656

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Anthony Mason 7,279

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Anthony Mason 2,963

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Anthony Mason 648

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Anthony Mason 244

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Anthony Mason 882

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Anthony Mason .509

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Anthony Mason .167

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Anthony Mason .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Anthony Mason 16.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Anthony Mason 11.4 (1997)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Anthony Mason 5.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Anthony Mason 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Anthony Mason 0.5 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Anthony Mason 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Anthony Mason 6.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Anthony Mason 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Anthony Mason 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Anthony Mason 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Anthony Mason 909

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Anthony Mason 636

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Anthony Mason 214

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Anthony Mason 54

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Anthony Mason 28

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Anthony Mason 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Anthony Mason .524

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Anthony Mason .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Anthony Mason .668

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Anthony Mason 15.4 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Anthony Mason 12.0 (1997)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Anthony Mason 5.5 (2000)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Anthony Mason 1.0 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Anthony Mason 0.7 (1992)