Larry Bird vs. Darwin Cook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darwin Cook 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.

Darwin Cook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Darwin Cook 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Darwin Cook 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Darwin Cook 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Darwin Cook 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Darwin Cook 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Darwin Cook 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Darwin Cook 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Darwin Cook 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Darwin Cook 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Darwin Cook 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Darwin Cook 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Darwin Cook 2.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Darwin Cook 3.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Darwin Cook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Darwin Cook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Darwin Cook 5,820

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Darwin Cook 1,308

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Darwin Cook 2,248

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Darwin Cook 1,044

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Darwin Cook 203

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Darwin Cook 612

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Darwin Cook .453

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Darwin Cook .196

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Darwin Cook .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Darwin Cook 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Darwin Cook 2.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Darwin Cook 3.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Darwin Cook 1.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Darwin Cook 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Darwin Cook 208

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Darwin Cook 54

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Darwin Cook 82

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Darwin Cook 30

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Darwin Cook 4

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Darwin Cook 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Darwin Cook .386

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Darwin Cook .240

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Darwin Cook .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982)