John Battle vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP John Battle 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals John Battle 273 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Larry Bird 755

Total Games John Battle 612 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists John Battle 80 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals John Battle 13 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Larry Bird 145

Total Games John Battle 55 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)