Larry Bird vs. Ed Macauley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Macauley 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 Macauley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ed Macauley 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ed Macauley 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ed Macauley 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ed Macauley 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ed Macauley 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ed Macauley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ed Macauley 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Ed Macauley 4

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ed Macauley 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 Ed Macauley 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ed Macauley 7.5 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ed Macauley 3.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ed Macauley 11,234

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ed Macauley 4,325 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ed Macauley 2,079

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ed Macauley 641

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ed Macauley .436

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ed Macauley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ed Macauley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ed Macauley 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ed Macauley 6.8 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ed Macauley 2.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ed Macauley 648

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ed Macauley 321 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ed Macauley 138

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ed Macauley 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ed Macauley .437

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ed Macauley .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.