Larry Bird vs. Bill Bradley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Bradley 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.

Bill Bradley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bill Bradley: 1967-68 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bill Bradley 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bill Bradley 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bill Bradley 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bill Bradley 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bill Bradley 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bill Bradley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bill Bradley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bill Bradley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bill Bradley 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bill Bradley 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 Bill Bradley 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bill Bradley 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bill Bradley 3.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bill Bradley 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bill Bradley 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bill Bradley 9,217

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bill Bradley 2,354

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bill Bradley 2,533

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bill Bradley 209 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bill Bradley 65 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bill Bradley 742

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bill Bradley .448

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bill Bradley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bill Bradley .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bill Bradley 16.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bill Bradley 4.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bill Bradley 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bill Bradley 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bill Bradley 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bill Bradley 12.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bill Bradley 3.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bill Bradley 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bill Bradley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bill Bradley 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bill Bradley 1,222

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bill Bradley 333

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bill Bradley 263

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bill Bradley 9 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bill Bradley 3 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bill Bradley 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bill Bradley .438

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bill Bradley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bill Bradley .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bill Bradley 16.2 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bill Bradley 7.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bill Bradley 4.0 (1969)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bill Bradley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bill Bradley 0.3 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.