Larry Bird vs. Warren Perkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Warren Perkins 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.

Warren Perkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Warren Perkins: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Warren Perkins 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Warren Perkins 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Warren Perkins 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Warren Perkins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Warren Perkins 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Warren Perkins 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Warren Perkins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Warren Perkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Warren Perkins 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Warren Perkins 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 Warren Perkins 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Warren Perkins 4.8 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Warren Perkins 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Warren Perkins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Warren Perkins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Warren Perkins 767

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Warren Perkins 319 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Warren Perkins 257

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Warren Perkins - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Warren Perkins - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Warren Perkins 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Warren Perkins .309

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Warren Perkins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Warren Perkins .618

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Warren Perkins 6.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Warren Perkins 4.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Warren Perkins 2.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Warren Perkins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Warren Perkins - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Warren Perkins 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Warren Perkins - *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Warren Perkins 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Warren Perkins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Warren Perkins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Warren Perkins 2

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Warren Perkins 0 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Warren Perkins 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Warren Perkins - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Warren Perkins - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Warren Perkins 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Warren Perkins 1.000

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Warren Perkins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Warren Perkins -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Warren Perkins 1.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Warren Perkins - *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Warren Perkins 0.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Warren Perkins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Warren Perkins - 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.