Larry Bird vs. Chuck Person Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chuck Person 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.

Chuck Person

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Chuck Person: 1986-87 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Chuck Person 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Chuck Person 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Chuck Person 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Chuck Person 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Chuck Person 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Chuck Person 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Chuck Person 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Chuck Person 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Chuck Person 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Chuck Person 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Chuck Person 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Chuck Person 5.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Chuck Person 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Chuck Person 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Chuck Person 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Chuck Person 13,858

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Chuck Person 4,763

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Chuck Person 2,645

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Chuck Person 683

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Chuck Person 197

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Chuck Person 943

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Chuck Person .458

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Chuck Person .362

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Chuck Person .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Chuck Person 21.6 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Chuck Person 8.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Chuck Person 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Chuck Person 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Chuck Person 0.4 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Chuck Person 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Chuck Person 3.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Chuck Person 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Chuck Person 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Chuck Person 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Chuck Person 577

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Chuck Person 184

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Chuck Person 86

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Chuck Person 23

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Chuck Person 12

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Chuck Person 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Chuck Person .448

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Chuck Person .391

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Chuck Person .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Chuck Person 27.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Chuck Person 8.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Chuck Person 5.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Chuck Person 1.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Chuck Person 0.5 (1987)