Larry Bird vs. Curtis Rowe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Curtis Rowe 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.

Curtis Rowe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Curtis Rowe: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Curtis Rowe 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Curtis Rowe 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Curtis Rowe 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Curtis Rowe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Curtis Rowe 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Curtis Rowe 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Curtis Rowe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Curtis Rowe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Curtis Rowe 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Curtis Rowe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Curtis Rowe 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Curtis Rowe 7.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Curtis Rowe 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Curtis Rowe 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Curtis Rowe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Curtis Rowe 6,873

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Curtis Rowe 4,264

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Curtis Rowe 932

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Curtis Rowe 199 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Curtis Rowe 193 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Curtis Rowe 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Curtis Rowe .482

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Curtis Rowe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Curtis Rowe .701

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Curtis Rowe 16.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Curtis Rowe 9.4 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Curtis Rowe 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Curtis Rowe 0.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Curtis Rowe 0.6 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Curtis Rowe 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Curtis Rowe 7.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Curtis Rowe 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Curtis Rowe 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Curtis Rowe 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Curtis Rowe 323

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Curtis Rowe 220

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Curtis Rowe 62

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Curtis Rowe 11 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Curtis Rowe 23 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Curtis Rowe 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Curtis Rowe .481

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Curtis Rowe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Curtis Rowe .726

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Curtis Rowe 15.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Curtis Rowe 8.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Curtis Rowe 5.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Curtis Rowe 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Curtis Rowe 1.7 (1975) *

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.