Larry Bird vs. Bob Brannum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Brannum 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.

Bob Brannum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bob Brannum: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bob Brannum 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bob Brannum 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bob Brannum 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bob Brannum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bob Brannum 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bob Brannum 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bob Brannum 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bob Brannum 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 Bob Brannum 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bob Brannum 7.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bob Brannum 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bob Brannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bob Brannum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bob Brannum 2,455

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bob Brannum 1,944 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bob Brannum 699

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bob Brannum - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bob Brannum - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bob Brannum 338

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bob Brannum .344

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bob Brannum .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bob Brannum 12.1 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bob Brannum 7.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bob Brannum 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bob Brannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bob Brannum - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bob Brannum 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bob Brannum 7.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bob Brannum 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bob Brannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bob Brannum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bob Brannum 174

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bob Brannum 155 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bob Brannum 47

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bob Brannum - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bob Brannum - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bob Brannum 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bob Brannum .384

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bob Brannum .567

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bob Brannum 14.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bob Brannum 11.3 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bob Brannum 3.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bob Brannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bob Brannum - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.