Larry Bird vs. Blue Edwards Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Blue Edwards 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.

Blue Edwards

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Blue Edwards: 1989-90 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Blue Edwards 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Blue Edwards 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Blue Edwards 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Blue Edwards 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Blue Edwards 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Blue Edwards 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Blue Edwards 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Blue Edwards 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Blue Edwards 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Blue Edwards 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Blue Edwards 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Blue Edwards 3.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Blue Edwards 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Blue Edwards 1.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Blue Edwards 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Blue Edwards 7,585

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Blue Edwards 2,376

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Blue Edwards 1,409

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Blue Edwards 728

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Blue Edwards 297

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Blue Edwards 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Blue Edwards .475

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Blue Edwards .335

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Blue Edwards .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Blue Edwards 16.9 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Blue Edwards 4.7 (1993)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Blue Edwards 2.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Blue Edwards 1.6 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Blue Edwards 0.6 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Blue Edwards 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Blue Edwards 3.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Blue Edwards 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Blue Edwards 1.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Blue Edwards 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Blue Edwards 265

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Blue Edwards 103

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Blue Edwards 44

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Blue Edwards 40

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Blue Edwards 6

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Blue Edwards 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Blue Edwards .473

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Blue Edwards .313

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Blue Edwards .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Blue Edwards 10.1 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Blue Edwards 3.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Blue Edwards 1.8 (1991)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Blue Edwards 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Blue Edwards 0.4 (1990)