Larry Bird vs. Bruce Brown Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bruce Brown 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.

Bruce Brown

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bruce Brown: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bruce Brown 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bruce Brown 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bruce Brown 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bruce Brown 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bruce Brown 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bruce Brown 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bruce Brown 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bruce Brown 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bruce Brown 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bruce Brown 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bruce Brown 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bruce Brown 4.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bruce Brown 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bruce Brown 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bruce Brown 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bruce Brown 3,705

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bruce Brown 1,765

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bruce Brown 1,033

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bruce Brown 384

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bruce Brown 213

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bruce Brown 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bruce Brown .481

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bruce Brown .337

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bruce Brown .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bruce Brown 11.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bruce Brown 5.4 (2021)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bruce Brown 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bruce Brown 1.1 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bruce Brown 0.7 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bruce Brown 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bruce Brown 4.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bruce Brown 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bruce Brown 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bruce Brown 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bruce Brown 404

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bruce Brown 168

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bruce Brown 76

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bruce Brown 36

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bruce Brown 18

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bruce Brown 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bruce Brown .510

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bruce Brown .310

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bruce Brown .844

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bruce Brown 14.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bruce Brown 5.1 (2021)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bruce Brown 2.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bruce Brown 1.3 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bruce Brown 0.8 (2022)