Larry Bird vs. Fatty Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fatty Taylor 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.

Fatty Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Fatty Taylor: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Fatty Taylor 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Fatty Taylor 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Fatty Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Fatty Taylor 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Fatty Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Fatty Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Fatty Taylor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Fatty Taylor 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Fatty Taylor 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Fatty Taylor 2.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Fatty Taylor 3.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Fatty Taylor 1.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Fatty Taylor 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Fatty Taylor 301

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Fatty Taylor 211

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Fatty Taylor 288

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Fatty Taylor 132

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Fatty Taylor 9

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Fatty Taylor 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Fatty Taylor .420

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Fatty Taylor .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Fatty Taylor 3.8 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Fatty Taylor 2.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Fatty Taylor 3.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Fatty Taylor 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Fatty Taylor 0.1 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Fatty Taylor 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Fatty Taylor -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Fatty Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

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