Larry Bird vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Howard Porter 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Howard Porter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Howard Porter 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

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.