Larry Bird vs. Al Wood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Wood 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.

Al Wood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Al Wood: 1981-82 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Al Wood 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Al Wood 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Al Wood 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Al Wood 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Al Wood 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Al Wood 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Al Wood 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Al Wood 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Al Wood 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Al Wood 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Al Wood 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Al Wood 3.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Al Wood 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Al Wood 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Al Wood 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Al Wood 4,902

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Al Wood 1,262

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Al Wood 742

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Al Wood 310

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Al Wood 159

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Al Wood 417

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Al Wood .465

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Al Wood .211

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Al Wood .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Al Wood 15.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Al Wood 3.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Al Wood 3.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Al Wood 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Al Wood 0.7 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Al Wood 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Al Wood 6.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Al Wood 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Al Wood 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Al Wood 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Al Wood 60

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Al Wood 34

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Al Wood 10

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Al Wood 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Al Wood 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Al Wood 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Al Wood .464

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Al Wood .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Al Wood .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Al Wood 12.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Al Wood 6.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Al Wood 2.0 (1984)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Al Wood 0.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Al Wood 0.2 (1984)