Larry Bird vs. Claude Terry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Claude Terry 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.

Claude Terry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Claude Terry: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Claude Terry 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Claude Terry 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Claude Terry 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Claude Terry 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Claude Terry 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Claude Terry 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Claude Terry 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Claude Terry 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Claude Terry 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Claude Terry 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Claude Terry 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Claude Terry 0.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Claude Terry 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Claude Terry 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Claude Terry 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Claude Terry 287

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Claude Terry 61

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Claude Terry 65

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Claude Terry 26

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Claude Terry 1

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Claude Terry 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Claude Terry .467

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Claude Terry - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Claude Terry .818

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Claude Terry 5.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Claude Terry 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Claude Terry 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Claude Terry 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Claude Terry 0.0 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Claude Terry -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Claude Terry -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Claude Terry -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Claude Terry -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Claude Terry -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Claude Terry -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Claude Terry -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Claude Terry -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Claude Terry -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Claude Terry -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Claude Terry 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Claude Terry -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Claude Terry - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Claude Terry -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Claude Terry -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Claude Terry -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Claude Terry -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Claude Terry -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Claude Terry -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.