Larry Bird vs. Chet Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chet Walker 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.

Chet Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Chet Walker: 1962-63 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Chet Walker 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Chet Walker 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Chet Walker 13

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Chet Walker 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Chet Walker 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Chet Walker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Chet Walker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Chet Walker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Chet Walker 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Chet Walker 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Chet Walker 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Chet Walker 7.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Chet Walker 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Chet Walker 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Chet Walker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Chet Walker 18,831

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Chet Walker 7,314

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Chet Walker 2,126

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Chet Walker 117 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Chet Walker 10 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Chet Walker 1,032

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Chet Walker .470

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Chet Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Chet Walker .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Chet Walker 22.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Chet Walker 10.3 (1964)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Chet Walker 2.5 (1966)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Chet Walker 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Chet Walker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Chet Walker 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Chet Walker 7.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Chet Walker 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Chet Walker 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Chet Walker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Chet Walker 1,916

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Chet Walker 737

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Chet Walker 212

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Chet Walker 23 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Chet Walker 2 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Chet Walker 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Chet Walker .449

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Chet Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Chet Walker .787

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Chet Walker 21.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Chet Walker 10.4 (1964)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Chet Walker 3.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Chet Walker 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Chet Walker 0.1 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.