Larry Bird vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.