Larry Bird vs. Ed Gray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Gray 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.

Ed Gray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Ed Gray: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ed Gray 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ed Gray 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ed Gray 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ed Gray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ed Gray 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ed Gray 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ed Gray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Ed Gray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Ed Gray 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ed Gray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Ed Gray 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ed Gray 1.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ed Gray 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ed Gray 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ed Gray 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ed Gray 373

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ed Gray 73

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ed Gray 46

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ed Gray 27

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ed Gray 12

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ed Gray 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ed Gray .339

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ed Gray .341

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ed Gray .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ed Gray 7.6 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ed Gray 1.5 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ed Gray 1.1 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ed Gray 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ed Gray 0.4 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ed Gray 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ed Gray 1.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ed Gray 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ed Gray 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ed Gray 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ed Gray 44

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ed Gray 9

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ed Gray 4

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ed Gray 6

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ed Gray 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ed Gray 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ed Gray .366

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ed Gray .364

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ed Gray .909

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ed Gray 5.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ed Gray 1.1 (1999)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ed Gray 0.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ed Gray 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Ed Gray 0.1 (1999)