Larry Bird vs. Carl Meinhold Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Meinhold 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Carl Meinhold: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Carl Meinhold 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Carl Meinhold 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Carl Meinhold 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Carl Meinhold 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Carl Meinhold 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Carl Meinhold 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Carl Meinhold 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Carl Meinhold 0

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Carl Meinhold 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 Meinhold 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Carl Meinhold 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Carl Meinhold 516

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Carl Meinhold 63

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Carl Meinhold 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Carl Meinhold .316

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Carl Meinhold .628

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Carl Meinhold 5.3 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Carl Meinhold 0.9 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Carl Meinhold 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Carl Meinhold 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Carl Meinhold 40

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Carl Meinhold 0

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Carl Meinhold 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Carl Meinhold .254

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Carl Meinhold .462

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Carl Meinhold 3.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Carl Meinhold 0.0 (1948)

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

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