Larry Bird vs. Don Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Ray 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.

Don Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Don Ray: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Don Ray 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Don Ray 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Don Ray 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Don Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Don Ray 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Don Ray 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Don Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Don Ray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Don Ray 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Don Ray 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Don Ray 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Don Ray - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Don Ray 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Don Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Don Ray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Don Ray 364

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Don Ray - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Don Ray 60

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Don Ray - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Don Ray - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Don Ray 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Don Ray .323

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Don Ray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Don Ray .698

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Don Ray 6.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Don Ray - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Don Ray 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Don Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Don Ray - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Don Ray 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Don Ray - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Don Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Don Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Don Ray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Don Ray 18

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Don Ray - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Don Ray 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Don Ray - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Don Ray - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Don Ray 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Don Ray .308

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Don Ray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Don Ray .909

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Don Ray 6.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Don Ray - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Don Ray 0.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Don Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Don Ray - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.