Larry Bird vs. Darrell Elston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darrell Elston 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.

Darrell Elston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Darrell Elston: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Darrell Elston 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Darrell Elston 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Darrell Elston 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Darrell Elston 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Darrell Elston 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Darrell Elston 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Darrell Elston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Darrell Elston 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Darrell Elston 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Darrell Elston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Darrell Elston 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Darrell Elston 1.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Darrell Elston 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Darrell Elston 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Darrell Elston 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Darrell Elston 5

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Darrell Elston 6

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Darrell Elston 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Darrell Elston 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Darrell Elston 0

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Darrell Elston 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Darrell Elston .143

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Darrell Elston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Darrell Elston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Darrell Elston 1.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Darrell Elston 1.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Darrell Elston 0.4 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Darrell Elston 0.2 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Darrell Elston 0.0 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Darrell Elston -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Darrell Elston -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Darrell Elston -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Darrell Elston -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Darrell Elston -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Darrell Elston -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Darrell Elston -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Darrell Elston -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Darrell Elston -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Darrell Elston -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Darrell Elston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Darrell Elston -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Darrell Elston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Darrell Elston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Darrell Elston -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Darrell Elston -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Darrell Elston -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Darrell Elston -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Darrell Elston -

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