Larry Bird vs. DeWayne Scales Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeWayne Scales 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.

DeWayne Scales

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
DeWayne Scales: 1980-81 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 DeWayne Scales 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 DeWayne Scales 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 DeWayne Scales 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 DeWayne Scales 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 DeWayne Scales 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 DeWayne Scales 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 DeWayne Scales 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 DeWayne Scales 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 DeWayne Scales 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 DeWayne Scales 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 DeWayne Scales 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 DeWayne Scales 2.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 DeWayne Scales 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 DeWayne Scales 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 DeWayne Scales 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 DeWayne Scales 224

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 DeWayne Scales 140

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 DeWayne Scales 10

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 DeWayne Scales 14

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 DeWayne Scales 5

Total Games Larry Bird 897 DeWayne Scales 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 DeWayne Scales .417

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 DeWayne Scales .167

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 DeWayne Scales .628

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) DeWayne Scales 4.9 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) DeWayne Scales 3.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) DeWayne Scales 0.2 (1981)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) DeWayne Scales 0.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) DeWayne Scales 0.3 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 DeWayne Scales -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 DeWayne Scales -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 DeWayne Scales -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 DeWayne Scales -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 DeWayne Scales -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 DeWayne Scales -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 DeWayne Scales -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 DeWayne Scales -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 DeWayne Scales -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 DeWayne Scales -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 DeWayne Scales 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 DeWayne Scales -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 DeWayne Scales -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 DeWayne Scales -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) DeWayne Scales -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) DeWayne Scales -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) DeWayne Scales -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) DeWayne Scales -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) DeWayne Scales -