Larry Bird vs. Butch Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Van Breda Kolff 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.

Butch Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
B. Van Breda Kolff: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 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 B. Van Breda Kolff 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 B. Van Breda Kolff 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 B. Van Breda Kolff 826

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 B. Van Breda Kolff 256

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 B. Van Breda Kolff 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 B. Van Breda Kolff .305

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 B. Van Breda Kolff .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) B. Van Breda Kolff 7.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) B. Van Breda Kolff 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 B. Van Breda Kolff 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 B. Van Breda Kolff 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 B. Van Breda Kolff 92

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 B. Van Breda Kolff 13

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 B. Van Breda Kolff 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 B. Van Breda Kolff .318

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 B. Van Breda Kolff .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) B. Van Breda Kolff 8.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) B. Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.