Larry Bird vs. Bruce Bowen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bruce Bowen 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.

Bruce Bowen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bruce Bowen 3

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bruce Bowen 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bruce Bowen 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bruce Bowen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bruce Bowen 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bruce Bowen 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bruce Bowen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bruce Bowen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Bird 0 Bruce Bowen 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bruce Bowen 8

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bruce Bowen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bruce Bowen 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bruce Bowen 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bruce Bowen 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bruce Bowen 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bruce Bowen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bruce Bowen 5,290

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bruce Bowen 2,428

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bruce Bowen 1,089

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bruce Bowen 712

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bruce Bowen 336

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bruce Bowen 873

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bruce Bowen .409

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bruce Bowen .393

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bruce Bowen .575

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bruce Bowen 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bruce Bowen 2.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bruce Bowen 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bruce Bowen 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bruce Bowen 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bruce Bowen 808

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bruce Bowen 366

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bruce Bowen 177

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bruce Bowen 108

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bruce Bowen 64

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bruce Bowen 135

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bruce Bowen .394

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bruce Bowen .422

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bruce Bowen .553

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003)