Larry Bird vs. Ben Warley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Warley 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.

Ben Warley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Ben Warley: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ben Warley 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ben Warley 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ben Warley 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ben Warley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ben Warley 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ben Warley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ben Warley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Ben Warley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Ben Warley 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ben Warley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Ben Warley 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ben Warley 5.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ben Warley 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ben Warley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ben Warley 1,767

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ben Warley 1,524

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ben Warley 204

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ben Warley 289

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ben Warley .413

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ben Warley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ben Warley .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ben Warley 8.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ben Warley 7.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ben Warley 0.9 (1964)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ben Warley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ben Warley 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ben Warley 3.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ben Warley 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ben Warley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ben Warley 31

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ben Warley 39

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ben Warley 3

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ben Warley 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ben Warley .281

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ben Warley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ben Warley .650

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ben Warley 7.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ben Warley 8.3 (1964)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ben Warley 0.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Ben Warley - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.