Larry Bird vs. Carl Braun Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Braun 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.

Carl Braun

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Carl Braun: 1947-48 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Carl Braun 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Carl Braun 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Carl Braun 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Carl Braun 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Carl Braun 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Carl Braun 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Carl Braun 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Carl Braun 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Carl Braun 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Carl Braun 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 Carl Braun 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Carl Braun 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Carl Braun 3.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Carl Braun - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Carl Braun - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Carl Braun 10,625

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Carl Braun 2,122 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Carl Braun 2,892

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Carl Braun - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Carl Braun - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Carl Braun 788

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Carl Braun .383

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Carl Braun - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Carl Braun .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Carl Braun 16.5 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Carl Braun 4.6 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Carl Braun 5.5 (1958)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Carl Braun - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Carl Braun - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Carl Braun 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Carl Braun 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Carl Braun 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Carl Braun - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Carl Braun - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Carl Braun 561

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Carl Braun 81 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Carl Braun 108

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Carl Braun - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Carl Braun - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Carl Braun 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Carl Braun .350

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Carl Braun - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Carl Braun .812

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Carl Braun 19.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Carl Braun 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Carl Braun 5.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Carl Braun - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Carl Braun - 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.