Larry Bird vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Joe Fulks 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Joe Fulks 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Joe Fulks 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Joe Fulks 0

Scoring Leader Larry Bird 0 Joe Fulks 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Joe Fulks 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 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Joe Fulks - 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.