Cliff Barker vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Cliff Barker 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

Cliff Barker

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Barker: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Barker 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Cliff Barker 3 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Cliff Barker 2 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Cliff Barker 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Barker 0 * Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Cliff Barker 0 * Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Cliff Barker 0 Larry Bird 9

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

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

Rookie of The Year Cliff Barker 0 * Larry Bird 1

* 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 Cliff Barker 3.7 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 * Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.0 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 557 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 181 * Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Cliff Barker 294 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 755

Total Games Cliff Barker 149 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .316 Larry Bird .496

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

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .662 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 (1952) * Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.2 (1950) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 4.7 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 * Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.6 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 42 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 15 * Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Cliff Barker 23 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 145

Total Games Cliff Barker 9 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .320 Larry Bird .472

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

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .556 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 (1951) * Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 3.3 (1951) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)

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.