Larry Bird vs. Clyde Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clyde Lee 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
Clyde Lee: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Clyde Lee 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Clyde Lee 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Clyde Lee 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Clyde Lee 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Clyde Lee 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Clyde Lee 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Clyde Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Clyde Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Clyde Lee 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Clyde Lee 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Clyde Lee 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Clyde Lee 10.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Clyde Lee 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Clyde Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Clyde Lee 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Clyde Lee 5,733

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Clyde Lee 7,626

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Clyde Lee 788

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Clyde Lee 80 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Clyde Lee 64 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Clyde Lee 742

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Clyde Lee .432

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Clyde Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Clyde Lee .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Clyde Lee 11.9 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Clyde Lee 14.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Clyde Lee 1.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Clyde Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Clyde Lee 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Clyde Lee 10.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Clyde Lee 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Clyde Lee 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Clyde Lee 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Clyde Lee 360

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Clyde Lee 519

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Clyde Lee 61

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Clyde Lee 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Clyde Lee 1 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Clyde Lee 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Clyde Lee .397

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Clyde Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Clyde Lee .586

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Clyde Lee 11.4 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Clyde Lee 15.7 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Clyde Lee 2.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Clyde Lee 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) *

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.