Larry Bird vs. Charlie Black Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charlie Black 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.

Charlie Black

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Charlie Black: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Charlie Black 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Charlie Black 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Charlie Black 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Charlie Black 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Charlie Black 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Charlie Black 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Charlie Black 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Charlie Black 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Charlie Black 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Charlie Black 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 Charlie Black 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Charlie Black 2.4 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Charlie Black 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Charlie Black - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Charlie Black - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Charlie Black 1,245

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Charlie Black 31 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Charlie Black 312

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Charlie Black - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Charlie Black - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Charlie Black 136

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Charlie Black .283

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Charlie Black - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Charlie Black .601

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Charlie Black 10.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Charlie Black 2.4 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Charlie Black 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Charlie Black - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Charlie Black - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Charlie Black 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Charlie Black - *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Charlie Black 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Charlie Black - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Charlie Black - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Charlie Black 57

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Charlie Black 0 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Charlie Black 17

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Charlie Black - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Charlie Black - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Charlie Black 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Charlie Black .295

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Charlie Black - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Charlie Black .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Charlie Black 7.1 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Charlie Black - *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Charlie Black 2.1 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Charlie Black - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Charlie Black - 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.