Larry Bird vs. Cliff Meely Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Meely 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.

Cliff Meely

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Cliff Meely: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Cliff Meely 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Cliff Meely 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Cliff Meely 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Cliff Meely 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Cliff Meely 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Cliff Meely 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Cliff Meely 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Cliff Meely 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Cliff Meely 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Cliff Meely 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Cliff Meely 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Cliff Meely 5.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Cliff Meely 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Cliff Meely 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Cliff Meely 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Cliff Meely 2,658

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Cliff Meely 1,703

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Cliff Meely 398

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Cliff Meely 88 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Cliff Meely 106 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Cliff Meely 318

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Cliff Meely .417

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Cliff Meely - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Cliff Meely .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Cliff Meely 9.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Cliff Meely 6.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Cliff Meely 1.6 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Cliff Meely 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Cliff Meely 1.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Cliff Meely -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Cliff Meely -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Cliff Meely -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Cliff Meely - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Cliff Meely - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Cliff Meely -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Cliff Meely -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Cliff Meely -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Cliff Meely - *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Cliff Meely - *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Cliff Meely 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Cliff Meely -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Cliff Meely - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Cliff Meely -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Cliff Meely -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Cliff Meely -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Cliff Meely -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Cliff Meely - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Cliff Meely - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.