Larry Bird vs. Alex Poythress Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Poythress 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.

Alex Poythress

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Alex Poythress 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Alex Poythress 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Alex Poythress 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Alex Poythress 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Alex Poythress 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Alex Poythress 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Alex Poythress 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Alex Poythress 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Alex Poythress 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Alex Poythress 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Alex Poythress 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Alex Poythress 197

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Alex Poythress 122

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Alex Poythress 24

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Alex Poythress 10

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Alex Poythress 13

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Alex Poythress 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Alex Poythress .472

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Alex Poythress .358

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Alex Poythress .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Alex Poythress -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Alex Poythress -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Alex Poythress -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Alex Poythress -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Alex Poythress -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Alex Poythress -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Alex Poythress 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Alex Poythress -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Alex Poythress -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Alex Poythress -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Alex Poythress -