Larry Bird vs. Bimbo Coles Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bimbo Coles 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.

Bimbo Coles

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bimbo Coles: 1990-91 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bimbo Coles 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bimbo Coles 14

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bimbo Coles 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bimbo Coles 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bimbo Coles 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bimbo Coles 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bimbo Coles 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bimbo Coles 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bimbo Coles 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bimbo Coles 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bimbo Coles 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bimbo Coles 2.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bimbo Coles 3.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bimbo Coles 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bimbo Coles 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bimbo Coles 6,628

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bimbo Coles 1,820

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bimbo Coles 3,313

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bimbo Coles 735

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bimbo Coles 134

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bimbo Coles 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bimbo Coles .425

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bimbo Coles .267

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bimbo Coles .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bimbo Coles 11.0 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bimbo Coles 3.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bimbo Coles 6.1 (1995)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bimbo Coles 1.5 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bimbo Coles 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bimbo Coles 2.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bimbo Coles 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bimbo Coles 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bimbo Coles 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bimbo Coles 92

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bimbo Coles 22

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bimbo Coles 25

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bimbo Coles 10

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bimbo Coles 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bimbo Coles 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bimbo Coles .525

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bimbo Coles .286

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bimbo Coles .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bimbo Coles 13.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bimbo Coles 2.8 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bimbo Coles 3.4 (1994)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bimbo Coles 1.4 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1994)