Larry Bird vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen 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.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Arnie Risen 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Arnie Risen 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Arnie Risen 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 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Arnie Risen - 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.