Larry Bird vs. Art Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Long 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.

Art Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Art Long: 2000-01 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Art Long 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Art Long 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Art Long 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Art Long 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Art Long 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Art Long 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Art Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Art Long 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Art Long 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Art Long 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Art Long 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Art Long 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Art Long 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Art Long 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Art Long 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Art Long 345

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Art Long 319

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Art Long 48

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Art Long 27

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Art Long 42

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Art Long 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Art Long .458

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Art Long .667

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Art Long .485

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Art Long 4.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Art Long 4.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Art Long 0.7 (2002)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Art Long 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Art Long 0.4 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Art Long -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Art Long -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Art Long -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Art Long -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Art Long -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Art Long -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Art Long -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Art Long -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Art Long -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Art Long -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Art Long 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Art Long -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Art Long -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Art Long -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Art Long -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Art Long -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Art Long -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Art Long -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Art Long -