Larry Bird vs. Eldridge Recasner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Eldridge Recasner 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.

Eldridge Recasner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Eldridge Recasner: 1994-95 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Eldridge Recasner 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Eldridge Recasner 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Eldridge Recasner 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Eldridge Recasner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Eldridge Recasner 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Eldridge Recasner 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Eldridge Recasner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Eldridge Recasner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Eldridge Recasner 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Eldridge Recasner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Eldridge Recasner 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Eldridge Recasner 1.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Eldridge Recasner 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Eldridge Recasner 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Eldridge Recasner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Eldridge Recasner 1,732

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Eldridge Recasner 534

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Eldridge Recasner 522

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Eldridge Recasner 129

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Eldridge Recasner 12

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Eldridge Recasner 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Eldridge Recasner .426

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Eldridge Recasner .409

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Eldridge Recasner .887

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Eldridge Recasner 9.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Eldridge Recasner 2.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Eldridge Recasner 2.7 (1996)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Eldridge Recasner 1.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Eldridge Recasner 0.1 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Eldridge Recasner 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Eldridge Recasner 1.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Eldridge Recasner 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Eldridge Recasner 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Eldridge Recasner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Eldridge Recasner 63

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Eldridge Recasner 17

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Eldridge Recasner 21

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Eldridge Recasner 4

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Eldridge Recasner 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Eldridge Recasner 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Eldridge Recasner .382

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Eldridge Recasner .458

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Eldridge Recasner .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Eldridge Recasner 7.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Eldridge Recasner 1.1 (1997)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Eldridge Recasner 2.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Eldridge Recasner 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Eldridge Recasner 0.0 (2001)