Larry Bird vs. Etan Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Etan Thomas 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.

Etan Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Etan Thomas: 2001-02 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Etan Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Etan Thomas 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Etan Thomas 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Etan Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Etan Thomas 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Etan Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Etan Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Etan Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Etan Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Etan Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Etan Thomas 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Etan Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Etan Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Etan Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Etan Thomas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Etan Thomas 2,341

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Etan Thomas 1,927

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Etan Thomas 149

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Etan Thomas 128

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Etan Thomas 427

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Etan Thomas 409

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Etan Thomas .513

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Etan Thomas .603

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Etan Thomas 8.9 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Etan Thomas 6.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Etan Thomas 0.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Etan Thomas 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Etan Thomas 1.6 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Etan Thomas 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Etan Thomas 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Etan Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Etan Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Etan Thomas 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Etan Thomas 86

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Etan Thomas 69

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Etan Thomas 3

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Etan Thomas 4

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Etan Thomas 12

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Etan Thomas 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Etan Thomas .559

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Etan Thomas .541

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Etan Thomas 6.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Etan Thomas 5.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Etan Thomas 0.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Etan Thomas 0.7 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Etan Thomas 0.9 (2005)