Larry Bird vs. Calvin Natt Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Calvin Natt 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.

Calvin Natt

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Calvin Natt: 1979-80 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Calvin Natt 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Calvin Natt 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Calvin Natt 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Calvin Natt 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Calvin Natt 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Calvin Natt 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Calvin Natt 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Calvin Natt 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Calvin Natt 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Calvin Natt 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Calvin Natt 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Calvin Natt 6.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Calvin Natt 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Calvin Natt 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Calvin Natt 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Calvin Natt 10,291

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Calvin Natt 4,070

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Calvin Natt 1,306

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Calvin Natt 525

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Calvin Natt 191

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Calvin Natt 599

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Calvin Natt .528

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Calvin Natt .219

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Calvin Natt .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Calvin Natt 23.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Calvin Natt 8.9 (1980)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Calvin Natt 3.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Calvin Natt 1.3 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Calvin Natt 0.5 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Calvin Natt 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Calvin Natt 7.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Calvin Natt 2.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Calvin Natt 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Calvin Natt 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Calvin Natt 826

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Calvin Natt 326

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Calvin Natt 109

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Calvin Natt 27

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Calvin Natt 12

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Calvin Natt 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Calvin Natt .503

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Calvin Natt .222

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Calvin Natt .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Calvin Natt 22.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Calvin Natt 9.1 (1983)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Calvin Natt 3.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Calvin Natt 1.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Calvin Natt 0.3 (1985)