Larry Bird vs. Bud Grant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Grant 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.

Bud Grant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bud Grant 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bud Grant 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bud Grant 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bud Grant 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bud Grant 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bud Grant 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bud Grant 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bud Grant 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bud Grant 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bud Grant 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bud Grant 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bud Grant 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bud Grant 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bud Grant 249

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bud Grant 115 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bud Grant 90

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bud Grant 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bud Grant .318

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bud Grant .590

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bud Grant 2.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bud Grant 1.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bud Grant - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bud Grant 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bud Grant 0.8 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bud Grant 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bud Grant 54

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bud Grant 5 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bud Grant 7

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bud Grant 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bud Grant .393

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bud Grant .588

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bud Grant 3.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bud Grant 0.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bud Grant - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.