Larry Bird vs. Clarence Weatherspoon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clarence Weatherspoon 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.

Clarence Weatherspoon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
C. Weatherspoon: 1992-93 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 C. Weatherspoon 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 C. Weatherspoon 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 C. Weatherspoon 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 C. Weatherspoon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 C. Weatherspoon 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 C. Weatherspoon 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 C. Weatherspoon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 C. Weatherspoon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 C. Weatherspoon 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 C. Weatherspoon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 C. Weatherspoon 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 C. Weatherspoon 7.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 C. Weatherspoon 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 C. Weatherspoon 1.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 C. Weatherspoon 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 C. Weatherspoon 10,483

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 C. Weatherspoon 6,846

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 C. Weatherspoon 1,346

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 C. Weatherspoon 880

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 C. Weatherspoon 794

Total Games Larry Bird 897 C. Weatherspoon 915

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 C. Weatherspoon .471

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 C. Weatherspoon .196

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 C. Weatherspoon .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) C. Weatherspoon 18.4 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) C. Weatherspoon 10.1 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) C. Weatherspoon 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) C. Weatherspoon 1.5 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) C. Weatherspoon 1.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 C. Weatherspoon 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 C. Weatherspoon 3.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 C. Weatherspoon 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 C. Weatherspoon 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 C. Weatherspoon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 C. Weatherspoon 100

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 C. Weatherspoon 66

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 C. Weatherspoon 3

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 C. Weatherspoon 11

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 C. Weatherspoon 4

Total Games Larry Bird 164 C. Weatherspoon 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 C. Weatherspoon .396

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 C. Weatherspoon -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 C. Weatherspoon .596

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) C. Weatherspoon 6.4 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) C. Weatherspoon 4.2 (1999)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) C. Weatherspoon 0.4 (1999)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) C. Weatherspoon 1.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) C. Weatherspoon 0.3 (2000)