Larry Bird vs. E.C. Coleman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars E.C. Coleman 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.

E.C. Coleman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
E.C. Coleman: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 E.C. Coleman 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 E.C. Coleman 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 E.C. Coleman 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 E.C. Coleman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 E.C. Coleman 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 E.C. Coleman 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 E.C. Coleman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 E.C. Coleman 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Bird 0 E.C. Coleman 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 E.C. Coleman 2

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 E.C. Coleman 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 E.C. Coleman 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 E.C. Coleman 6.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 E.C. Coleman 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 E.C. Coleman 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 E.C. Coleman 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 E.C. Coleman 2,553

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 E.C. Coleman 2,151

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 E.C. Coleman 472

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 E.C. Coleman 305

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 E.C. Coleman 142

Total Games Larry Bird 897 E.C. Coleman 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 E.C. Coleman .464

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 E.C. Coleman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 E.C. Coleman .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) E.C. Coleman 8.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) E.C. Coleman 7.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) E.C. Coleman 1.4 (1978)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) E.C. Coleman 1.1 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) E.C. Coleman 0.5 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 E.C. Coleman -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 E.C. Coleman -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 E.C. Coleman -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 E.C. Coleman -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 E.C. Coleman -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 E.C. Coleman -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 E.C. Coleman -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 E.C. Coleman -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 E.C. Coleman -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 E.C. Coleman -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 E.C. Coleman 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 E.C. Coleman -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 E.C. Coleman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 E.C. Coleman -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) E.C. Coleman -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) E.C. Coleman -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) E.C. Coleman -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) E.C. Coleman -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) E.C. Coleman -

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